Fields v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder as defined by V.T.C.A. Penal *716Code, See. 19.03(a)(3). After finding the appellant guilty, the jury answered “yes” to the first two special issues submitted under Art. 37.071(b), V.A.C.C.P. Punishment was assessed at death.

The appellant was convicted of murdering Linda Brown, the estranged wife of Officer James Brown of the Wichita Falls Police Department, on April 18, 1975. The deceased died of a single gunshot wound. The proof showed that Officer Brown had hired the appellant to commit the murder for $400. The…