Matthews v. State

OPINION

McNicholas, justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of murder and the court assessed his punishment at confinement for life. Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict.

*3On September 27, 1982, at 5:30 P.M. Debbie Peterson discovered the body of her 75 year old uncle and employer, Ernest Newton Oakley, lying in the ransacked bedroom of the building which served as Oakley’s real estate office and residence. He had last been seen alive at 12:30 P.M. that day by his son.

Detective Charles Burks, in charge of the investigation,…