Stevens v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of murder and his punishment was assessed at death. It is alleged in the indictment that on the 8th day of July, 1988, appellant did with malice aforethought voluntarily kill Harry Rutherford by shooting him with a gun.

Appellant bases his contention for reversal of this case upon the following grounds: First, because the court erred in overruling his motion to strike out all testimony relating to all the acts and declarations made by W. D. May in his, appellant’s, absence as well as all criminative circumstances discovered on…