Gassett v. State

532 S.W.2d 328 (1976)

William Parma GASSETT, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 49599.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 21, 1976.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1976.

Jim Martin, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty. and Richard W. Wilhelm and Hugh Lucas, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder with malice under Arts. 1256 and 1257, V.A.P.C. Trial was before a jury and the jury assessed a punishment of seven years'…