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MERRITT v. STATE

No. 13-81-262-CR (2266cr).

643 S.W.2d 448 (1982)

Russell Edward MERRITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

August 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Farrar, Pearland, for appellant.

Doyle W. Neighbours, Dist. Atty., Angleton, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and YOUNG and GONZALEZ, JJ.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves a conviction of third-degree felony escape.1 The indictment also alleged that the appellant had twice previously been convicted of felony offenses. After a jury found him guilty, the court assessed appellant's punishment at life imprisonment.

Appellant does not complain of the sufficiency of the evidence. In his first two of four grounds of error, appellant generally attacks...

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