Barrientez v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge. <,

The offense is murder with malice; punishment was assessed by a jury at life.

Appellant presents seven grounds of error.

The record reflects that on November 3, 1970, Alex Cantu, a bartender in the Caribbean Lounge in Houston, was shot and killed by a man wielding a sawed-off shotgun. Evidence was presented that appellant and his brother John had argued with Cantu that evening, concerning the ownership of the bar. Three witnesses testified that they saw appellant shoot and kill Alex Cantu. Appellant testified in his own behalf. He stated that although it was actually…