Garcia v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This appeal arises out of a murder conviction wherein the jury assessed the penalty at death.
The indictment alleged that the appellant shot and killed David Hackney. The State’s evidence reflects that about 11:20 p. m. on March 6, 1970, the appellant shot and killed two men, Ronnie Winn and David Hackney, as they were seated in the front seat of an automobile outside the Frontier Lounge at Neal and Decatur Streets in Ft. Worth.
Voluminous and often repetitious details were related as to the conduct of the appellant, the two deceased and their companions and others…
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