Gonzales v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. After the jury returned a verdict of guilty, punishment was assessed by the court at twenty-five years.

Appellant contends that the court erred in failing to grant his motion for instructed verdict in that the evidence reflected that there was a reasonable doubt that the cause of death was the result of appellant striking deceased.

It is undisputed that on September • 8, 1971, appellant struck deceased, a sixty-seven year old male, with a pipe or piece of steel. Deceased was found on the bedroom floor of his apartment on…