Thomas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MILLER, Judge.
This is an appeal taken from a conviction of capital murder, specifically, murder committed in the course of kidnapping. V.T. C.A. Penal Code § 19.03. The death penalty was imposed after the jury answered affirmatively the special issues submitted under Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. Appellant brings ten grounds of error before this Court. We affirm the conviction.
In ground of error number four, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his request for a jury charge instruction on the lesser included offense of murder, since the evidence raised a question as to…
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