Jamerson v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder with malice under the former Penal Code. The jury assessed punishment at death. On February 15, 1974, the Honorable Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas, commuted the punishment to life. Appellant was sentenced on April 15, 1974 and then gave notice of appeal.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The record reflects that Lottie Irene Waddle co-managed a service station in Irving. She was robbed and murdered at the station on February 4, 1970. A customer discovered her body shortly after 1 p. m. She had been shot…