Taylor v. State

653 S.W.2d 295 (1983)

James Darryl TAYLOR, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Nos. 65286, 65287.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

June 22, 1983.

Kenneth M. Stillman, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Stanley Keeton, Martin Lenoir and Ronald Poole, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty. and Alfred Walker, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

These are appeals from convictions for murder and attempt to murder obtained in a single jury trial; life sentences were assessed in each cause.

I

The…