Carlisle v. State

OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Appellant was tried before a jury which assessed his punishment at twenty-five (25) years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in his first ground of error. The deceased, Betty Ann Carlisle, was the appellant’s former wife. It appears from the record that the couple was attempting a reconciliation at the time of this murder.

The body of the deceased was discovered at approximately noon on August 1, 1974. Ronnie Anson testified that he found the body sitting in the…