THOMAS v. STATE

No. 05-81-00063-CR.

629 S.W.2d 128 (1982)

George Raymond THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1982.

Discretionary Review Refused July 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmett Colvin, Dallas, for appellant.

Gregory Long, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, STEPHENS and SPARLING, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to a confinement of 48 years. At trial, appellant admitted that he had killed the deceased, but contended that he acted in self-defense or in defense of third persons. The State cross-examined appellant regarding his post-arrest, pretrial silence and suggested by its questions that appellant's testimony regarding his defense was recently fabricated. Appellant did not object to the State's questions...

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