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RIVAS v. STATE

No. 32169.

336 S.W.2d 938 (1960)

Ruben Luna RIVAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 22, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garcia & Warburton, by O. B. Garcia, Brownsville, of counsel, for appellant.

F. T. Graham, Criminal District (County) Atty., by Joe W. Walsh, Asst. Criminal District (County) Atty., Brownsville, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is attempting to pass as true a forged instrument; the punishment, two years.

Appellant's confession, the voluntary nature of which is not questioned, recites in part as follows:

"During the morning of October 15, 1959, I went downtwon and went to Baum's Menwear Shop and tried on a suit and pair of shoes. The salesman that wainted on me stated that his name was Joe Davila. I left the suit to be...

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