COX v. STATE

No. 01-87-01059-CR.

762 S.W.2d 710 (1988)

Joel R. COX, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken J. McLean, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Harris County, for appellee.

Before WARREN, JACK SMITH and DUGGAN, JJ.


OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of murder and assessed punishment at life in prison.

In his first of six points of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred in admitting, over objection, exculpatory statements made by appellant while "in custody."

The record shows that appellant called the Harris County Sheriff's Office on August 16, 1987 and reported that his infant son, Steven Cox, had been abducted from...

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