Legal Opinion
McManus v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 5, 1979No. 58886PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. C. DAVIS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder, wherein the punishment was assessed at déath. Appellant was convicted of acting with Paula Cantrell Derese to cause the death of Paul Cantrell for remuneration or the promise thereof, which was to be money from the proceeds of life insurance and the estate of Paul and Mary Cantrell.
In his fifteenth ground of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to show that the murder was committed for remuneration or the promise thereof.
In the early morning hours of July 25, 1976, the bodies of the…
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