Barker v. State

DUNN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of capital murder, and the court assessed punishment at life imprisonment.

Appellant was found guilty of murder for promise of remuneration under section 19.03(a)(3) of the Texas Penal Code (Vernon Supp.1985). The conviction was based on appellant’s written confession that he shot and killed James Sizemore, for one-half of the insurance proceeds promised by the victim’s wife, Lou Ann Sizemore. Appellant and Lou Ann had become sexually involved after casually meeting at a service station less than two months prior to the killing. Appellant alleged in his…