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493 S.W.2d 514

McKenna v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 18, 1972

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1972-10-18

Relies on Rose v. State · Waage v. State · Ciulla v. State

Decided 1972-10-18

¶1OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

¶2These are appeals from convictions in two felony theft cases, two possession of heroin cases, one possession of marihuana case and one possession of methamphetamine case. Trials were before the court on pleas of guilty and punishment was assessed at six years in each case.

¶3Appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions, urging that his judicial confessions must be corroborated by additional evidence.

¶4The written stipulations of evidence that appear in each of the six cases contain judicial confessions of all of the elements of the crime charged in the particular case. The stipulations are signed by appellant, sworn to before the district clerk and approved by appellant’s counsel and the court.

¶5The judicial confessions of the appellant are sufficient to support the convictions under Article 1.15, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. East v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 476 S.W.2d 292; Ciulla v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 465 S.W.2d 150; Rose v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 465 S.W.2d 147; Waage v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 456 S.W.2d 388.

¶6The judgments are affirmed.

¶7Opinion approved by the Court.

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