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SAPATA v. STATE

No. 56755.

574 S.W.2d 770 (1978)

Robert SAPATA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holly Crampton, Wichita Falls, court appointed, for appellant.

Timothy Eyssen, Dist. Atty., Donald E. Maxfield and Dan Tompkins, Asst. Dist. Attys., Wichita Falls, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, TOM G. DAVIS and VOLLERS, JJ.

Rehearing en banc Denied January 10, 1979.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Robert Sapata appeals his conviction for rape of a child. The trial court, after finding that appellant had previously been convicted of a felony, assessed punishment at eighteen years.

Sapata argues that his confession was inadmissible, he was denied his right to be heard and that the court erred in assessing his punishment after it demonstrated bias against him. The sufficiency...

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