FRANCO v. STATE

No. 08-98-00008-CR.

25 S.W.3d 26 (2000)

Elias Anthony FRANCO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Discretionary Review Refused August 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen R. Stroder, Hirsch & Stroder, L.L.P., Odessa, for Appellant.

John W. Smith, Dist. Atty., J. Roderick Price, Deputy Dist. Atty., Odessa, for State.


OPINION

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice.

This is an appeal of a conviction for the offense of murder. A jury found Appellant guilty and assessed punishment at 99 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Franco raises seven points of error. We affirm the conviction.

In January 1997, Myrtice and Chester Derrick left Odessa, Texas for the weekend leaving their adult son, Carl, home alone. Mrs. Derrick returned...

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