MELTON v. STATE

No. 48841.

511 S.W.2d 957 (1974)

Don E. MELTON, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. McFall, Lubbock, for appellant.

Alton R. Griffin, Dist. Atty., and Patrick G. Hubbard, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lubbock, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the felony offense of theft by bailee. The jury assessed punishment at two years.

The appellant was an employee at a service station where he stole the money from his employer and falsely reported that it was taken in a robbery.

All of appellant's contentions concern the admission of his confession into evidence and the refusal of the court to instruct the jury on its voluntariness...

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