Ernest Murry Moore v. State

Opinion issued May 1, 2008

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-06-00656-CR

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ERNEST MURRY MOORE JR., Appellant

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THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from 183rd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 967157

O P I N I O N

A jury convicted appellant, Ernest Murry Moore Jr., of the felony offense of capital murder. The trial court assessed appellant's punishment at life imprisonment, which is the only possible sentence since the State did not seek the death penalty. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. §§12.31 (Vernon 2003), 19.03 (Vernon Supp. 2007).…