Sosa v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
*911OPINION
McCORMICK, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death.
On November 4, 1983, appellant and his nephew, Leroy Sosa, traveled from San Antonio to LaVemia, Texas, in appellant’s Thunderbird with the intention of robbing the LaVernia State Bank. Outside LaVer-nia, the duo passed a Wilson County deputy sheriffs car driven by the deceased, Deputy Sheriff Ollie Childress. Appellant decided they should use the deputy’s car to rob the bank. Appellant and Leroy turned the Thunderbird around, caught up with the deceased and flagged him down. When…
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