Saxton v. State

804 S.W.2d 910 (1991)

Jessie Lee SAXTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 1404-89.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 27, 1991.

George J. Delaney, Janet Morrow (on appeal only), Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty. and Linda A. West, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder, V.T.C.A. Penal Code § 19.02(a)[1], and the trial judge assessed punishment at confinement for 15 years…