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MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 2-83-405-CR.

677 S.W.2d 282 (1984)

Bernard Earl MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

October 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Kredell, Arlington, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., and David Chapman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for appellee.

Before FENDER, C.J., and HUGHES and JORDAN, JJ.

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

Bernard Earl Matthews has appealed his conviction for the offense of burglary of a habitation. Matthews pled guilty in exchange for the State's recommended sentence of 35 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. The basis of this appeal is the admission of Matthews' confession into evidence.

We affirm.

The defendant was arrested on October 6, 1982 pursuant to a warrant based on probable cause. He was sixteen...

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