ROMERO v. STATE

No. 42783.

458 S.W.2d 464 (1970)

Mauricio S. ROMERO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1970.

Second Rehearing Denied October 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland G. Wier, Michael H. Casey, San Antonio, for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Charles D. Butts, Bill White and Sparta Bitsis, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for murder. The death penalty was waived, and the punishment was assessed by the jury at life.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The record reflects that appellant was having an extramarital affair with the deceased over a long period of time and that he killed her in one of the lounges or beer joints that they were operating as partners.

In the first ground of error, it is contended...

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