Randolph Jones v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-98-00046-CR

Randolph Jones, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 0974205, HONORABLE BOB PERKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING

A jury found appellant Randolph Jones ("Jones") guilty of first degree murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(b) (West 1994). The jury assessed punishment at 99 years in prison. By one point of error, Jones complains about the jury charge. He contends there was a variance between the indictment and the charge which permitted the jury to convict him on a…