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ROBINSON v. STATE

No. 51800.

550 S.W.2d 54 (1977)

Howie Ray ROBINSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent W. Perini and David Loving, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Gary Love, Winfield Scott, Hugh Lucas and Norman Kinne, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and 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 assessed at death.

The record reflects that appellant, Ernest Smith,1 and George Holden met in the Pussycat Lounge in Dallas on September 27, 1973. Holden agreed to drive Smith and appellant to an undisclosed place to gamble. Holden loaned appellant a .22 caliber pistol that someone had pawned to Holden and which Holden kept...

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