DIXON v. STATE

No. 37099.

383 S.W.2d 928 (1964)

Calvin L. DIXON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 18, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeWitt O. Dunaway, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Eddie Davis, Steve Guittard, Ross Teeter and C. M. Turlington, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for robbery; the punishment, thirty-five years.

The evidence includes a written statement signed by the appellant, which the state introduced in evidence before the jury. The statement is incriminating and connects the appellant with the commission of the offense of robbery charged against him and for which he was herein convicted.

An issue as to the voluntary nature of the written statement was raised by the...

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