Patterson v. State

509 S.W.2d 857 (1974)

Kenneth Lee PATTERSON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 47750.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 13, 1974.

Dissenting Opinion on Denial of Rehearing May 22, 1974.

Tom A. Boardman, Don Wilmarth, and Lawrence B. Mitchell, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Robert T. Baskett, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

Conviction is for murder; the punishment, life.

Appellant's first contention is that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a…