CURTIS v. STATE

No. 05-87-00657-CR.

754 S.W.2d 460 (1988)

John Allen CURTIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

July 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Allen Curtis, Dallas, pro se.

Pamela Sullivan Berdanier, Dallas, for appellee.

Before HOWELL, LAGARDE and KINKEADE, JJ.


KINKEADE, Justice.

John Allen Curtis appeals his jury conviction of murder and jury punishment of ten years probation and $10,000 fine. In three points of error Curtis claims: 1) the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on defense of third persons; 2) the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of the police officers regarding his in-custody statements; and 3) ineffective assistance of counsel. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

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