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WOODKINS v. STATE

No. 53036.

542 S.W.2d 855 (1976)

Calvin WOODKINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 27, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn S. Patton, Longview, for appellant.

Sam Baxter, Dist. Atty., Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. Punishment was set at death.

The record reflects that appellant robbed Jimmy Kuykendall at gunpoint of approximately $90.00 on the night of November 21, 1973, in Marshall. The robbery occurred after appellant and two companions, Douglas Pilot and Ruby Hicks, had forced Kuykendall into his vehicle. After the money was taken, the appellant shot and killed Kuykendall...

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