Francis v. State

Mar 13, 1991
No. 099-91
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OPINION

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted appellant of murder and assessed punishment ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‍at confinement for life plus a fine of $10,000. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Francis v. State, 801 ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‍S.W.2d 548, (Tex.App.—Houston [14th], 1990).

Appellant raises four grounds for review. After careful review we refuse appellant’s petition for ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‍review. However, as is true in every case in which discretionary review is refused, this refusal does not ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‍constitute endorsement or adoption of the reasoning employed by the Court of Appeals. Sheffield v. State, 650 S.W.2d 813 *475(Tex.Cr.App.1983). With ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‍this understanding, we refuse appellant’s petition for discretionary review.