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LAWSON v. STATE

No. 07-98-0397-CR.

26 S.W.3d 920 (2000)

Scott Mattison LAWSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

September 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.R. Daffern, Amarillo, for appellant.

Roland Saul, Crim. Dist. Atty., James M. English, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Hereford, for appellee.

Before BOYD, C.J., and QUINN and REAVIS, JJ.

BRIAN QUINN, Justice.

Scott Mattison Lawson appeals his conviction for murder.1 In his sole point of error he argues that the merger doctrine applicable to the felony murder rule requires a reversal because the State improperly alleged aggravated assault as the offense precedent to the murder. We affirm once again.

Background

On February 21, 1998, appellant, Lee Rogers, and several other individuals were together...

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