Bradley v. State

OPINION

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, twenty-two years.

Trial was after January 1, 1966, under the 1965 Code of Criminal Procedure.

Appellant’s plea was that of “Not guilty” and the state made it known that it would not seek the death penalty.

The issue of appellant’s guilt was first submitted to the jury under the alternate procedure provided in Art. 37.07, subd. 2. of the 1965 Code of Criminal Procedure.

Upon return of the verdict of guilty, appellant requested that the same jury assess the punishment. A separate verdict assessing the punishment was then returned by…