Court of Appeals of Texas April 25, 1990, No. 2-89-116-CR (Patterson v. State)

OPINION

HILL, Justice.

Johnny Patterson appeals his conviction by a jury of the offense of murder. The same jury assessed his punishment at life in the Texas Department of Corrections, now the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Upon Patterson’s first appeal, this court reversed for a new trial pursuant to TEX.CODE CRIM. PROC.ANN. art. 44.29(b) (Vernon Supp. 1990).