Sanders v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for murder. The punishment was assessed by the jury at forty years. This is a companion case to Thames v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 453 S.W.2d 495.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged. The record reflects that Theo Ray Thames shot and killed Billy Guy Tolleson, the operator of the Starlight Club in Fort Worth. Two nights before, Thames, a co- indictee, and appellant entered the club. When Thames was not allowed to play pool before his turn, a dispute arose. Thames produced a knife and appellant drew a pistol and challenged the other…