Corbett v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder with malice. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life.

A review of the testimony is deemed necessary in order that appellant’s contentions may be discussed with greater clarity.

Terry Simmons testified that on the evening of January 26, 1970, he learned that appellant was in LaMarque and wanted to see him. At approximately 7:00 P.M., the two met, and appellant asked Simmons to drive him to Freeport, a distance of about forty miles, for appellant to procure a pickup truck.

Simmons testified that, as the two drove in the…