Patel v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

WHITE, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.02(a)(1). After finding appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment at fifteen years imprisonment.

On direct appeal the Sixth Court of Appeals, in a published per curiam opinion, affirmed the conviction. Patel v. State, 720 S.W.2d 891 (Tex.App.—6 Dist, 1986). On evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence on the appellant’s affirmative defense of insanity, the Court of Appeals utilized two standards of review: (1) the Van Guilder standard, Van…