Tatum v. State

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Edwin Brian Tatum, was convicted by a jury of burglary of a habitation and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.

We affirm.

Tatum asserts five grounds of error. The first ground of error complains that the trial court should have granted Tatum’s motion for change of venue because of pretrial publicity arising from articles appearing in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Initially, Tatum contends that he was entitled to a change of venue as a matter of law because the State failed to controvert the affidavits filed by him in support of his motion. Durrough…