Fourteenth District Opinion of the Court of Appeals of Texas March (15,) (2001) - In Court Of Appeals Of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houstonno. 14–99–00109–cr & No. 14–99–00111–cr

JOHN GEDDES LAWRENCE AND TYRON GARNER,
APPELLANTS
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

March 15, 2001, Substituted Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting Opinions Filed

PRIOR HISTORY: On Appeal from County Criminal Court at Law No. 10. Trial Court Cause Nos. 98–48530 and 98–48531. Harris County, Texas. Sherman A. Ross, Judge.

This Opinion Substituted on Grant of Rehearing for Withdrawn Opinion of June 8, 2000.

DISPOSITION: Judgment of trial court affirmed.

Mitchell Katine of Houston, TX, Susanne B. Goldberg of New York, NY, Ruth E. Harlow of New
York, NY, for appellants.

William Delmore, III of Houston, TX, for appellee. J. Harvey Hudson, Justice. Justices Yates, Fowler, Edelman, Wittig, Frost, and Amidei join this opinion; Justice Yates also filed a concurring opinion in which Justices Hudson, Fowler, Edelman, and Frost join; Justice Fowler also filed a concurring opinion in which Justices Yates, Edelman, Frost, and Amidei join. Justice Anderson filed a dissenting opinion in which Senior Chief Justice Murphy joins. Senior Chief Justice Paul C. Murphy and Former Justice Maurice Amidei sitting by assignment.