Austin v. State

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of the murder of his brother and assessed his punishment at twenty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. He brings forth three points of error. The first two both relate to TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC. ANN. art. 37.07(4) (Vernon Supp.1988) or the parole law jury instruction. The final point of error complains of improper jury argument.

In his first point of error, appellant alleges the trial court erred in denying a motion for new trial based upon jury misconduct. The second point alleges the trial court erred in not granting him a…