Gilmore v. State

BOYD, Justice.

Appellant Vernon Ray Gilmore brings this appeal from his conviction of the offense of murder and the consequent court assessed punishment of ninety-nine years confinement in the Department of Corrections. For the reasons hereinafter expressed, we reverse the judgment of conviction.

Appellant presents eight grounds of error for our review. In his first ground, he argues that the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for instructed verdict of acquittal because he contends the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. He asserts, in his second ground of error,…