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Singletary v. State

Citations

  • 509 S.W.2d 572
  • 1974 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1725

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  • stating that delayed explanation by accused “passes from the domain of res gestae and becomes obnoxious as self-serving when the opportunity for reflection arises and fabrication is manifested to suit the exigencies of his situation.”
  • defendant's exculpatory statement made after his arrest \becomes obnoxious as self-serving when the opportunity for reflection arises and fabrication is manifested to suit the exigencies of his situation\
  • delayed explanation by accused “passes from the domain of res gestae and becomes obnoxious as self- serving when the opportunity for reflection arises and fabrication is manifested to suit the exigencies of his situation”
  • delayed explanation by accused “passes from the domain of res gestae and becomes obnoxious as self- serving when the opportunity for reflection arises and fabrication is manifested to suit the exigencies of his situation”

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Judges: Onion, Douglas

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