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CUMBO v. STATE

No. 69652.

760 S.W.2d 251 (1988)

Sam Edward CUMBO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Stafford, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Winston E. Cochran, Jr. and Brian Rains, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to the offense of capital murder.1 After the jury returned its guilty verdict and answered affirmatively the three special issues submitted under Article 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., the court imposed the death penalty as required by law. See Article 37.071(e), supra; V.T.C.A., Penal Code, §§ 12.31 and 19.03.

The indictment alleged that appellant on or...

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