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HARTFIELD v. STATE

No. 59343.

645 S.W.2d 436 (1980)

Jerry HARTFIELD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

On Rehearing January 26, 1983.

Rehearing Denied March 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Scardino, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Jack Salyer, Dist. Atty., Bay City, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., and Alfred Walker, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant was found guilty of capital murder, and his punishment was fixed at death. He complains that a venirewoman was excluded improperly from the jury and that his confession was received improperly.

Section 12.31(b) of our Penal Code requires that:

"Prospective jurors shall be informed that a sentence of life imprisonment or death is mandatory on conviction of...

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