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FOSTER v. STATE

No. 05-81-00994-CR.

648 S.W.2d 31 (1983)

Bruce Evans FOSTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Discretionary Review Granted June 15, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Gibson, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., R.K. Weaver, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before GUITTARD, C.J., and SPARLING and ALLEN, JJ.

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant complains of the admission of two written confessions on the ground that they are the result of an illegal arrest. We agree, but we find that after excluding these confessions, the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

1. Effect of Illegal Arrest

After a pretrial hearing on appellant's motion to suppress appellant's two written statements, the...

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