CRUZ v. STATE

Nos. 54873, 54874.

576 S.W.2d 841 (1979)

Jimmy CRUZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Jorge Louis MORALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted Potter, Belton, for appellants.

Arthur C. Eads, Dist. Atty. and James T. Russell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Belton, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


Rehearing En Banc Denied February 28, 1979 for Docket # 54873.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Appellants entered pleas of guilty before the court to the offense of aggravated robbery. Punishment for each was assessed at eight years.

The appellants contend that there was no proof that a three and one-half to four-inch blade pocket knife used to cut a woman in the throat and in the chest and on the hand during a robbery was capable of producing death...

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