Granviel v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GUPTON, Judge.
The offense is capital murder under V.T. C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(2); the punishment, death.
Appellant was charged with the killing of Natasha McClendon while in the course of committing rape on another person. The sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict of guilty is not challenged. The record reflects that on October 7,1974, appellant left work at 8:00 p. m. and drove to his apartment, where he watched the first half of a televised football game with his roommate. Appellant then decided to “go riding” because he wasn’t enjoying the game. He drove…
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