OSTEEN v. STATE

No. 63073.

642 S.W.2d 169 (1982)

Jackie Ray OSTEEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

October 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted Allmond, Galveston, for appellant.

James F. Hury, Jr., Dist. Atty. and Jack C. Brock, Asst. Dist. Atty., Galveston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder; punishment was assessed at death.

By Governor's Proclamation No. 81-05465, issued June 17, 1981, appellant's punishment was commuted to confinement for life.

Appellant now contends the court erred in permitting the introduction of portions of the confession of appellant's co-defendant, Jude Walter Broussard. Broussard did not testify.

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