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DIXON v. STATE

No. 05-81-00058-CR.

624 S.W.2d 373 (1981)

Larry Rogers DIXON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

November 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Brice Cunningham, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Gilbert P. Howard, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, STEPHENS and SPARLING, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for indecency with a child. Appellant contends the trial court erred in admitting into evidence his written statement because, due to the promise of benefit by one in authority which induced the statement, it was not made voluntarily. We hold that the promise to drop the charges, made by the complaining witness's mother, appellant's cousin, was not made by a person...

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