Youens v. State

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by a jury which also made an affirmative finding that appellant used a deadly weapon in committing the murder. Since appellant has challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, a detailed statement of facts follows:

The body of a young woman was found floating in Lake Livingston on March 23, 1986. The body was clad in a nightshirt and wrapped in a quilt. The wrapped body was sewn into a comforter, a pillowcase placed over one end, and tied completely around with panty hose material and one piece of…