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HUGHES v. STATE

No. 46652.

506 S.W.2d 625 (1974)

Edward Chandler HUGHES, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan J. Anderson, Richardson, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty. and W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty. and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for murder with malice wherein the punishment was assessed at death.

The State's evidence reflects that on the night of August 24, 1971, the appellant took a four year old girl from her home while her mother was at work, raped and killed her and disposed of her body. The State's case relied heavily upon the oral confessions of the appellant which led the officers to the body of...

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