Chappell v. State

OPINION

ON APPELLANTS’ MOTION TO REINSTATE THE APPEAL

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellants were convicted of the offense of murder with malice, and were given the death penalty. Sentence was later commuted to imprisonment for life.

This appeal was originally dismissed because the record did not reflect proper notice of appeal. Such a showing now having been made, we will discuss the merits of the appeal.

Counsel for each appellant has filed a separate brief. Appellant Chappell’s brief consists of one-hundred and eighteen pages raising twenty-three grounds of error. Appellant Twine’s original brief…