James Oliver Kelley v. State

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS,

AT AUSTIN

NO. 3-88-114-CR

JAMES OLIVER KELLEY,

APPELLANT

vs.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

APPELLEE

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF SAN SABA COUNTY, 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 4760, HONORABLE CLAYTON E. EVANS, JUDGE

Appellant appeals his conviction for the murder of his wife, Helen W. Kelley. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (a)(1) (1989). After finding the appellant guilty, the jury assessed his punishment at life imprisonment.

Appellant advances three points of error. Initially, appellant contends that the trial court erred in exempting Texas Ranger Ray Coffman from…