Sanders v. State

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder upon which the jury assessed appellant’s punishment at confinement for life.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Appellant admitted by direct testimony to the essential facts proved by the State, and the only issue before the jury was whether at the time of the conduct charged, appellant, as a result of mental disease or defect, either did not know that his conduct was wrong or was incapable of conforming his conduct to the requirements of the law. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 8.01.

The salient facts adduced by the…