Carlos v. State

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

In a juried proceeding, the Appellant was found guilty of murder and was assessed punishment at life imprisonment.

At some hour during the nighttime of July 23, 1983, Lila Weems, a senior citizen and retiree from the telephone company, encountered a death of violence at the hands of an intruder — one or more — in her apartment residence, at the Hatfield Manor Apartments in Port Arthur. The Port Arthur police conducted an investigation. They discovered latent fingerprints at the scene. They discovered broken items indicating violence. The general condition of the…