Legal Opinion
Lopez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 1976No. 51237PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder where the jury assessed the punishment at life imprisonment.
The record reflects that on the night of January 13, 1974, the appellant and Ricky and Jesse Rivera were at the La Fiesta Dance Hall in Lubbock. Appellant was placed there by the testimony of his ex-wife and a security guard, Carlos Perez. Jesse Galvan testified that the 26 year old deceased, Arthur Luna, Jr., was also there that night and was looking for a ride when the dance ended about 12:30 a. m.
The body of the deceased was discovered on January 16,1974,…
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