Lee v. State

OPINION

WEAVER, Justice.

Appellant, Melvin Lee, Jr., appeals from a conviction by a jury for murder. See TexPenal Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 1989). The trial court assessed punishment at forty years imprisonment. We affirm.

Appellant testified during the guilt-innocence phase of trial and admitted to shooting Patricia Thomas with a .410 caliber shotgun. After he shot Ms. Thomas, appellant put her on the bed in the bedroom, covered her with a robe, and then continued to live in his small rent-house with the body for several months until he was evicted. Appellant would pour Pine Sol and ammonia on…