Clark v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(2). After finding 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.

Appellant was convicted of murdering Ann Tracy Drummond during the course of an aggravated rape in Austin on March 3, 1978. The victim died as a result of thirty-eight stab wounds to the neck, chest, abdomen and back.

In his tenth ground of error, appellant maintains the court erred in overruling his objection to…