Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2016-09-29 00:19:12.865869+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:30:39.703588
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                                     IN   THE
          Court of Criminal Appeals of Tq^ggL
                                at Austim                           c^ofo^Ttols
                                                                        MAR 03 2015

BRYAisi MICHAEL BAum,                                               AbelAc°ste.Clerk
              An<ilU.A,                                             FILED IN
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