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SMITH v. STATE

Nos. 51370, 51371.

547 S.W.2d 6 (1977)

Donald Elliot SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Louis Albert SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Polk Shelton, Austin, for Donald Elliot Smith.

Laird Palmer, Austin, for Louis Albert Smith.

Richard A. Fielder, Dist. Atty., Lockhart, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

These are appeals from convictions under the former Penal Code for robbery by firearms. Appellants were tried jointly. The jury assessed each appellant's punishment at ninety-nine years' imprisonment.

The appellants' first ground of error asserts that their confessions were improperly admitted into evidence. Appellants contend that their confessions were shown to be involuntary and that the State failed to rebut sufficiently...

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