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HANCOCK v. STATE

No. 43236.

462 S.W.2d 36 (1970)

Elton Wayne HANCOCK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Cannon, Houston (Court appointed on appeal), for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Tom Dunn, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The punishment was assessed by the jury at 99 years.

The record reflects that Elton Wayne Hancock, the appellant, killed his aunt, Nettie Olds, by stabbing her with a knife. On November 1, 1967, the body of the deceased was found in her home in Baytown. Her purse was open, but it was not known if any money was missing.

The appellant's confession, dated November 4, 1967...

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