Brooks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for forgery. Punishment, enhanced under the provisions of V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 12.-42(d), was assessed at life imprisonment.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.
In his first ground of error the appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the volun-tariness of his confession. Art. 38.22, V.A. C.C.P. 1
It should be noted at the outset that the appellant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence adduced at the Jackson v. Denno 2 hearing pertaining to the issue of the voluntariness…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Hester v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Dunlap v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Miniel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
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