Kelley v. State

ONION, Justice (Retired).

Appellant appeals his conviction for the murder of his wife, Helen W. Kelley. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(a)(1) (1989). After finding the appellant guilty, the jury assessed his punishment at life imprisonment.

Appellant advances three points of error. Initially, appellant contends that the trial court erred in exempting Texas Ranger Ray Coffman from the “Rule” and allowing him to remain in the courtroom during the “testimony of fact witnesses.” See Tex.R.Crim.Evid.Ann. 613(3) (Pamph.1991). Secondly, appellant urges that the trial court erred in admitting into…