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ANDREWS v. STATE

No. 6-89-038-CR.

794 S.W.2d 46 (1990)

James ANDREWS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1990.

Discretionary Review Refused October 31, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Cooksey, Cooksey and Harrell, Texarkana, for appellant.

John F. Miller, Jr., Dist. Atty., Texarkana, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

James Andrews appeals his murder conviction. He was found guilty by a jury, and his punishment was assessed at sixty years' confinement in the penitentiary.

Andrews contends that the trial court erred by giving the jury an additional written instruction without reading it in open court in the presence of the defendant and his counsel. He further contends that the trial court erred because this additional instruction coerced...

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