Rolland E. Lawson v. State

CARROLL, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed punishment of imprisonment for seventy-five years and a fine of $10,-000. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (West 1989). We will affirm the conviction.

Appellant; the decedent, Leroy Pollock; and Leroy’s brother Tom Pollock were partners in a motorcycle dealership known as Austin Honda. Appellant was the general manager of the dealership. At the time of Leroy’s death, the dealership was in financial trouble and was in default 1 on its floor-plan financing with Honda Financial Corporation. The life of each of the partners was…