Matthews v. State

708 S.W.2d 835 (1986)

Billy Wayne MATTHEWS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 1112-84.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 19, 1986.

Michael A. McDougal, William Adair, Conroe, for appellant.

James H. Keeshan, Dist. Atty., & Peter C. Speers, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., Conroe, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of murder, see V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 19.02, and the court assessed punishment at life imprisonment in…