Gonzales v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of attempted murder. The jury assessed an enhanced punishment of seventy-five years.

The sufficiency of the evidence concerning the appellant’s intent is challenged.

On the night of August 25, 1974, appellant shot Paul Chavez, Jr., a five-year-old child. This occurred in the one room living section of a used furniture store in Victoria. Paul Chavez, Sr., the father of the victim, testified that immediately before the shooting he was lying on the bed talking on the phone and playing with three of his children. While Chavez was still on…