Richardson v. State

OPINION

HILL, Justice.

William Lynn Richardson appeals from his conviction by a jury of the murder of Judith Tipton, upon his plea of not guilty. The jury assessed his punishment at 25 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. He presents five grounds of error.

We affirm.

In ground of error number one, Richardson asserts that the trial court erred by not limiting the consideration of certain police officers’ testimony to purposes of impeachment only.

The State presented evidence showing that the deceased, Judith Tipton, was shot by a short, dark-haired stranger in a bar, after she refused a…