Bryan v. State

406 S.W.2d 210 (1966)

William Clark BRYAN, Jr., Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 39638.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 25, 1966.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1966.

Luther F. Hardin, John T. Nicholson, Rosenberg, John K. Gresham, Richmond, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment was assessed at death.

On February 18, the deceased, Luther Douglas Price, operated a drive-in grocery store which was adjacent to a service station. The station operator last saw the deceased about 9:30…