Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
These appeals are from convictions for rape, in a single trial, wherein the punishment was assessed by the jury at life in each case.
At the outset we shall consider appellant's complaint that he was arraigned in both cases in the presence of the jury. This court has repeatedly stated that the practice of conducting arraignment in the presence of the jury should not be condoned, and trial courts should be careful to...
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