S. J. Wilburn v. State

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for attempted murder. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was assessed at life. We affirm.

The appellant’s first two grounds of error questions the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence elicited at trial revealed the following:

John W. Hensley was shot shortly before 7:54 a. m. on the morning of February 15, 1979, as he attempted to unlock his car in the parking lot of his South Padre Island condominium. No one actually saw the shooting take place but the sound of the shot brought his wife and neighbors to the scene…