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BARRY v. STATE

No. 29793.

314 S.W.2d 90 (1958)

James Walter BARRY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 14, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Wright, Grand Prairie, and Jack P. Hornaday, Arlington, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Homer G. Montgomery and John J. Orvis, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder by burning with fire; the punishment, 30 years.

The testimony of the state shows that on November 29, 1956, appellant made a voluntary written statement and the testimony was sufficient to authorize its admission in evidence.

Appellant's written statement states that Sue Murray, the lessee and operator of a rooming house, agreed to pay him $500 to burn the building and she would pay him when she got...

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