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THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 51031.

533 S.W.2d 825 (1976)

Richard Wayne THOMPSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 10, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Laine, Jr., Port Arthur, Walter M. Sekaly, Beaumont, for appellant.

Tom Hanna, Dist. Atty., and John R. DeWitt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. Appellant was found to be an habitual offender and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Appellant's sole contention is that the evidence used against him was obtained as the result of an illegal arrest and search.

On the morning of March 7, 1974, at about 1:00 a. m., appellant and his brother were walking along Lewis Drive in Port Arthur. This was a high crime area where...

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