Hearne v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. After the jury returned a verdict of guilty, punishment was assessed by the court at twenty-five years.

Appellant and co-defendant Billy Joe Evans, though indicted separately, were tried jointly in one trial.

The indictment alleges the offense occurred on or about August 22, 1971. A conviction resulting from the first trial was reversed by this Court. 1 This appeal stems from the conviction at the second trial in December, 1973.

At the outset, appellant contends that “the trial court erred in admitting appellant’s statement…