Sossamon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON THE STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
BAIRD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 29.03. The jury found the enhancement allegation *342true and sentenced appellant to confinement for life.
On direct appeal, appellant complained of the trial court’s failure to quash the indictment and suppress his confession because both were obtained pursuant to a broken promise of immunity. The Court of Appeals agreed, reversed the conviction and ordered the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal. Sossamon v. State, 740 S.W.2d 543 (Tex.App.-Beaumont…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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