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SKILLERN v. STATE

Nos. 55337 and 55338.

559 S.W.2d 828 (1977)

Doyle Edward SKILLERN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Charles Victor SANNE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Motion for Rehearing Denied January 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Douglas Tinker, Corpus Christi, for Skillern.

Richard D. Hatch, III, Aransas Pass, for Sanne.

John H. Flinn, Dist. Atty., Sinton, William L. Hardwick, County Atty., George West, Gerald C. Carruth and John C. Blanton, Asst. Attys. Gen., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

State's Motion for Rehearing Denied January 18, 1978.

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

These are appeals from convictions for the offense of capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death for appellant Skillern and life imprisonment for appellant Sanne. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 19.03, and Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P.

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