Brown v. State

OPINION ON APPELLEE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

STONE, Justice.

Appellee’s Motion for Rehearing is denied. The opinion of this court issued on January 28, 1998 is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted therefor.

This appeal arises from a conviction of murder. Mandy Lee Brown (Brown) plead not guilty to the State’s charge of murder in the first degree. After assessing guilt, the jury sentenced Brown to twenty years incarceration in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In four points of error, Brown raises three issues: (1) whether she was denied effective…