Winn v. State

REYNOLDS, Senior Justice.

Finding appellant Gary E. Winn guilty of the murder of his grandmother Lillian Winn, the victim, a jury assessed his punishment at confinement for 99 years. Contending the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he was the beneficiary of a trust payable on the victim’s death, appellant seeks a reversal and new trial. We will affirm.

Although appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, a summary of the evidence is appropriate for a positioning of his sole point of error. Ruby Roberts testified, via a videotaped…