YOUNG v. STATE

No. 05-89-01374-CR.

820 S.W.2d 180 (1991)

Scott Dwayne YOUNG, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

August 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Gray, Dallas, for appellant.

Anne Wetherholt, Dallas, for appellee.

Before WHITHAM, LAGARDE and KINKEADE, JJ.


OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Following Scott Dwayne Young's jury conviction for murder, the trial court assessed his punishment at life. On appeal, Young raises three points of error, all complaining that the trial court erred in admitting, before the jury, his written statement. He contends that his statement was inadmissible because it: (1) violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel; (2) was obtained under false pretext and in violation of his Fifth Amendment...

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