Hammett v. State

578 S.W.2d 699 (1979)

William Jack HAMMETT, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 58453.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 28, 1979.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1979.

Sam H. Bass, Jr., Freeport, Robert Tarrant, Houston, Don R. Irvin, Alvin, for appellant.

Ogden Bass, Dist. Atty. and Doyle W. Neighbours, Asst. Dist. Atty., Angleton, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON STATE'S MOTION FOR REHEARING

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Our prior opinions are withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for the offense of capital murder.…