SPANN v. STATE

No. 42419.

448 S.W.2d 128 (1969)

Ollie Henry SPANN, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Dickens, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., and Jack Q. Neal and Truman Power, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder Doris Spann; the punishment, nineteen years.

The sole ground relied on for reversal is that the trial court permitted the state to impeach the appellant by introducing into evidence oral statements that were made by him while under arrest.

It is undisputed that around 4 p. m., the appellant entered a cafe where his wife was employed...

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