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SWAILS v. STATE

No. 04-97-00010-CR.

986 S.W.2d 41 (1999)

Connie Gail Landers SWAILS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

January 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacquelyn L. Snyder, Adkins, for Appellant.

E. Bruce Curry, District Attorney, Lucy Cavazos, Assistant District Attorney, Kerrville, for Appellee.

Before TOM RICKHOFF, Justice, ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice and SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

Connie Gail Landers Swails was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison. She appeals, contending the trial court erred in admitting two psychiatric reports relied upon by her expert witness and in refusing three requested jury instructions regarding duress. Swails also argues the trial court's findings of fact regarding the voluntariness of her oral and written confessions are not sufficiently specific. We affirm.

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