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SHORTEN v. STATE

No. 09-86-149 CR.

751 S.W.2d 262 (1988)

Virginia Ann SHORTEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

May 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Bennett, Shaffer, Bennett & Allshouse, Houston, for appellant.

R.F. "Bo" Horka, Dist. Atty., Hardin County, Kountze, for appellee.

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

By grand jury indictment, the Appellant was indicted for the offense of murder. The indictment alleged a violation of TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 19.02 (Vernon 1974). The Appellant was tried before a jury and convicted. The jury assessed a punishment of 15 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The Appellant urges two "Points of Error". The first Point of Error states that the trial court erred...

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