GARDNER v. STATE

No. 05-85-00485-CR.

711 S.W.2d 278 (1986)

Roy Elvin GARDNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

March 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Norman, James G. Walker, Dallas, for appellant.

Kathleen A. Walsh, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, GUILLOT and STEWART, JJ.


GUILLOT, Justice.

Appellant appeals his conviction for murder. The jury assessed a sentence of fifty years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections, upon a plea of guilty. For the reasons below, we affirm the conviction.

Appellant contends in his sole ground of error that the trial court erred in excluding testimony concerning the deceased's, Lyons', prior murder conviction and incarceration in the penitentiary. We cannot agree.

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