Acosta v. State

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

This is a milrder ease. The deceased, Jorge Gutierrez, and appellant had words with each other in a lounge in Raymondville and then parted company. Later, the deceased was seen holding his stomach and, still later, was seen lying on a sidewalk bleeding profusely. He was taken by ambulance to Valley Baptist Hospital in Har-lingen.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of the deceased by a jury and punishment was assessed by the jury at confinement for 46 years. We affirm.

Appellant’s brief presents five grounds of error. We first address grounds of error four and five…