Washington v. State

582 S.W.2d 122 (1979)

James Edward WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 54593.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

June 13, 1979.

Edward A. Stapleton, III, on appeal only, Lewisville, for appellant.

John E. Lawhon, County Atty. and Howard E. Watt, Asst. County Atty., Denton, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before DALLY, W. C. DAVIS and CLINTON, JJ.

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

The offense is theft over $200.00. Punishment was assessed at 10 years. The controlling issue is the voluntariness of the confession introduced at trial.

This case presents an…