Howard v. State

BE A ANN SMITH, Justice.

A jury found appellants Chedrich and John Howard guilty of attempted murder. 1 Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 15.01,19.02 (West 1994). The jury assessed punishment in each cause at imprisonment for fifteen years and a $5000 fine. We will affirm both convictions.

1. Sufficiency of evidence.

On the night of December 22, 1995, the complainant Equalae Davis was playing pool in a Rockdale bar when John Howard entered and asked him to step outside. Davis followed Howard outside, where Chedrich Howard walked up and shot him in the abdo men with a shotgun. There was testimony…