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THOMAS v. STATE

No. 51013.

533 S.W.2d 796 (1976)

Melvin Eugene THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 25, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Finstrom (Court appointed), Dallas, for appellant.

Henry M. Wade, Dist. Atty., Gary Love, Donald J. Driscoll and Billy Booth, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

The offense was robbery by firearms; punishment was assessed at eleven years.

In the first ground of error, appellant contends the trial court erred, under Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 88 S.Ct. 1620, 20 L.Ed.2d 476 (1968), in admitting into evidence a co-defendant's confession that implicated the appellant.

We do not agree. Bruton v. United States, supra, stands...

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