Legal Opinion
Burnett v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 6, 1988No. 4-83-00520-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CADENA, Chief Justice.
Appellant was found guilty of the capital murder of Martha Jean Phillips and sentenced to life imprisonment.
On July 1, 1978, Elmer Phillips and his wife, Martha Jean, accompanied by their small child, Jason, were visiting Elmer’s parents, Bishop and Esther Viola Phillips at the parents’ home in Winnie, Chambers County, Texas. George Phillips, who lived with his parents, Bishop and Esther Viola, left for Houston that afternoon, and when he returned on July 3, no one was at home. He saw blood on the floor and on the kitchen door. The screen on the front door had…
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