Stewart v. State

HALL, Justice.

Pleading not guilty, appellant Louis Anthony Stewart was found by a jury to be guilty of the offense of murder. The jury assessed punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for a term of ninety-nine years and a $10,000.00 fine. Evidence showed that after being forcibly removed from the Waco AMVETS Post by the security guard on the evening of January 22, 1984, appellant returned to the Post and fatally shot the guard with a hand gun.

In three grounds of error, appellant asserts that the trial court erred in: (1) overruling appellant’s motion for discharge…