Davis v. State

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder under TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 19.02 (Vernon 1974). The jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections.

A brief statement of the facts is necessary.

On May 12, 1984, Michael David Rulon, the deceased, and three companions were shot at by appellant, David Paul Davis, while camping at Wise County Park. Two of Rulon’s companions were wounded. Ru-lon died as a result of a shotgun injury to the chest.

Appellant did not testify at trial. However, in a written statement given at the Wise…