Franks v. State

OPINION

RICHARD L. BROWN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder. The jury found appellant guilty as charged. Appellant pled true to the enhancement provisions of the indictment and punishment was assessed at life imprisonment under the habitual offender statute, V.T.C.A. Penal Code § 12.42(d).

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

On August 19, 1978, appellant went to the home of the deceased. An argument ensued between appellant and the deceased concerning a debt owed by the deceased to the appellant. Upon hearing an argument and scuffle, deceased’s wife fled the house…