Burns v. State

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals · Decided 1977-05-03

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OPINION DAVIS, Commissioner. Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death. The record reflects that on August 3, 1973, the appellant, Roy Owens, and Toby Burns picked up the deceased, G. W. McDonald, as he was leaving the Follis Drive-in in Odessa. They all drove the deceased to a caliche pit, robbed him, and beat him. They left the deceased at…

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