Ex Parte May

Applicant was convicted of the capital offense of murder for remuneration and his punishment was assessed at death. On appeal this Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court by opinion dated May 20, 1981. May v. State, 618 S.W.2d 333 (Tex.Cr.App.1981). No mandate issued from this Court; hence, at that time sentence was not pronounced.1 On November 2, 1981 the United States Supreme Court vacated this Court’s judgment and remanded the cause for “further consideration in light of Adams v. Texas, 448 U.S. 38 [100 S.Ct. 2521, 65 L.Ed.2d 581] (1980).” Before this Court could so consider, a…