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KILLINGSWORTH v. STATE

No. B14-81-767CR.

654 S.W.2d 724 (1983)

Billy Ray KILLINGSWORTH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

March 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Berg, Houston, for appellant.

Alvin Titus, Kay Burkhalter, Houston, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, MURPHY and ROBERTSON, JJ.

MAJORITY OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Appellant's appeals from convictions for forgery (331,542) and theft (334,603) have been consolidated. In each case, he entered a plea of nolo contendere and a plea of true to a previous conviction; his punishment was assessed at twenty years confinement. At issue on appeal is the propriety of the court in accepting such pleas prior to the receipt of a court ordered competency examination. We affirm.

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