Lopez v. State

928 S.W.2d 528 (1996)

David LOPEZ, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 1151-94.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

May 8, 1996.

Terrence W. Kirk, Austin, for appellant.

Robert Smith, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lisa D. Stewart, Asst. Dist. Atty., Robert A. Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

OVERSTREET, Judge.

Appellant was indicted on February 4, 1988 for the offense of murder pursuant to V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.02(a)(1), alleged to have been committed on June 25, 1979 in Travis County. In a trial by jury,…