SINGLETON v. STATE

No. 52034.

543 S.W.2d 138 (1976)

Harold L. SINGLETON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Mankins, Jack W. London and Keith E. Kisner, Austin, for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty., and Stephen H. Capelle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction under the old Code for the offense of murder with malice. The jury assessed the punishment at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Appellant's primary contention is that his confession should not have been admitted into evidence because it was involuntarily given.

The confession recited that appellant had been...

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