Jackson v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder and aggravated rape. Punishment was assessed at seventy-five years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Both appeals have been consolidated for consideration by this Court.

In his first point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred by allowing into evidence photographs of the deceased which lacked probative value, but were inflammatory in nature. The seven photographs in issue depicted the deceased, shorts ly after the crime, in the living room of the apartment she and appellant shared. One of…