Pham, John Tuy

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NOS. PD-12-04 & PD-72-04

JOHN TUY PHAM and CHANCE DERRICK GONZALES, Appellants

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HARRIS COUNTY

Meyers, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Keller, P.J., and Price, Womack, Johnson, Hervey, Holcomb, and Cochran, JJ., join. Keasler, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

O P I N I O N

Appellant John Tuy Pham was convicted by a jury of the offense of murder, and was assessed a punishment of life imprisonment in the TDCJ Institutional Division. Appellant Chance…