Shute v. State

744 S.W.2d 96 (1988)

John Lee SHUTE, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 013-87.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

January 6, 1988.

Ken J. McLean (Court-appointed), Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., and William J. Delmore, III and Ruben Perez, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Judge.

Appellant entered a plea of not guilty before the court to the charge of attempted capital murder. He was convicted and the court…