Aranda v. State

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(1) (Vernon 1974). Appellant and his brother were indicted jointly, and after separate trials, appellant was found guilty by the jury. At the punishment stage, the jury answered negatively to special issue number two pursuant to Tex.Code Crim. Pro.Ann. art. 37.071 (Vernon 1981), and accordingly, the trial court assessed punishment at life imprisonment. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged on appeal. We affirm.

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