Legal Opinion
Burns v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 3, 1977No. 50576PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death.
The record reflects that on August 3, 1973, the appellant, Roy Owens, and Toby Burns picked up the deceased, G. W. McDonald, as he was leaving the Follis Drive-in in Odessa. They all drove the deceased to a caliche pit, robbed him, and beat him. They left the deceased at the caliche pit, severely injured, and naked except for his socks. They returned later, picked up the deceased, and put him on the hood of Owens’ car. Owens held him and the appellant hit him. The deceased fell to…
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