Miller v. State

OPINION

LEVY, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and the court assessed punishment at confinement for 20 years.

Appellant and Kenneth Ray Bush, the deceased, had a long-standing quarrel concerning some money that appellant purportedly owed Bush. On December 11, 1980, Bush went to appellant’s house looking for him. When he discovered that appellant was not at home, Bush located him by telephone and requested that he return home. Appellant complied with Bush’s request, even though Bush had made threatening comments to him over the telephone. Bush had also voiced threats against…