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JACKSON v. STATE

No. 51919.

551 S.W.2d 351 (1977)

Willard Bishop JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Dissenting Opinion On Motion for Rehearing Denied June 8, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Finstrom, Dallas, court appointed, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John H. Hagler, J. Russell Ormesher, Steve Tokoly and Les Eubanks, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery by firearms under the former Penal Code.1 Punishment was assessed at life imprisonment after he elected to be punished under the new Penal Code pursuant to Sec. 6(c) of Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., ch. 399.

Since we must reverse, we will only consider one of the numerous grounds of error presented for our review. Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible...

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