Martin v. State

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and fixed his punishment at 99 years. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 19.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1974).

Appellant complains: (1) of the failure of the trial court to grant an instructed verdict because the evidence is insufficient; (2) of the failure to instruct a verdict because the evidence shows death was caused by something other than appellant’s acts; (3) because appellant’s statements are not properly corroborated; (4) because the trial court commented on the evidence by charging as to death on the date alleged when it was…