Legal Opinion
Bell v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 25, 1989No. 3-88-122-CR, to 3-88-124-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ABOUSSIE, Justice.
A jury found appellant Otis T. Bell, also known as Trouble Bell, guilty of the offense of murder, Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02(a)(1) (1989), and assessed his punishment at confinement for life in the Texas Department of Corrections. In addition, the trial court revoked Bell’s probation in cause numbers 75,249 and 75,401, offenses for which he received five-year sentences. Upon the State’s motion, we consolidated the three cases. We will affirm the judgments.
THE MURDER CONVICTION
The murder occurred on March 3, 1988. Bell and several companions spent the evening of March 2, 1988,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Cortez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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