PAYNE v. STATE

No. 01-97-01048-CR.

985 S.W.2d 682 (1999)

Stanley PAYNE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

February 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy J. Wilson, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Houston, Robert Francis McStay, Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices O'CONNOR, HEDGES, and ANDELL.


OPINION

O'CONNER, J.

A jury found Stanley Payne, the appellant, guilty of murder and assessed punishment at five years confinement. We reverse and remand.

Background

The appellant owned an agency that provided care to nursing home patients. Virgie Moore, who owned Moorehaven Personal Care Home, hired the appellant's agency. The complainant, Michael Moore, was Virgie's son and an employee of the appellant's agency. On October 25, 1996, the...

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