Emmett v. State

654 S.W.2d 48 (1983)

Barry Patrick EMMETT, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 05-81-01316-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

June 15, 1983.

Michael Gibson, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., W.J. Westmoreland, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, SPARLING and VANCE, JJ.

STEPHENS, Justice.

Barry Patrick Emmett was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal, he asserts eight grounds of error. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. We find the first ground of error dispositive. The cause is…