Sargent v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The conviction was for the offense of murder with malice; punishment was assessed by the jury at confinement in the penitentiary for life.

Although the sufficiency of the evidence has not been challenged, the nature of ap pellant’s complaint makes it obligatory that a protracted discussion of the facts he made.

On January 23, 1971, the appellant and Marilyn Grace, a prostitute, were sitting in her automobile in the parking lot of the Club Lorraine in Houston. Appellant testified in his own behalf and admitted that Miss Grace was his “young lady” and had been working for…