Edwards v. State

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment on May 14, 1975. A coindictee, Jill Claude Shaw, was not tried with appellant and entered a plea of guilty on October 27, 1975. Appellant complains of the trial court’s denial of his motion for a directed verdict, denial of his motion for new trial on the general grounds, denial of his extraordinary motion for new trial, and certain errors in the trial. Held:

1. The trial court did not err in denying the motions for directed verdict and new trial. Although the appellant was not…