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RIVERA v. STATE

No. 56079.

581 S.W.2d 161 (1979)

Enrique RIVERA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Rocha, Jr., San Antonio, for appellant.

Alton R. Griffin, Dist. Atty. and Jim B. Darnell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lubbock, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, ROBERTS and ODOM, JJ.

Rehearing En Banc Denied June 6, 1979.

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder wherein punishment was assessed at 60 years' imprisonment. Appellant asserts error was committed when the trial court took the issue of competency to stand trial away from the jury empaneled to determine that issue, when his confession was admitted into evidence, and when evidence seized in an allegedly illegal search was admitted.

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