Troncosa v. State

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for arson. Trial was to a jury but the punishment was assessed by the trial court at five years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant sets forth four grounds of error which basically may be categorized as a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the conviction and a challenge to the trial court’s holding his confession admissible.

The challenge to the court’s finding of admissibility of appellant’s confession rais es numerous contentions. Essentially, they are that the court’s holding is not…