Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 21, 1973No. 45824PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
The conviction is for robbery by firearms, the punishment 149 years imprisonment.
The evidence shows the appellant robbed J. 0. Simpson by the use of a pistol. The sufficiency of that evidence to sustain the conviction is not challenged.
The appellant first complains that the state was erroneously permitted to test the knowledge of a witness who testified that the appellant’s general reputation for being a peaceable, law-abiding citizen was good by asking “have you heard” questions concerning the offense for which he was being tried and acts alleged to have occurred…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Grizzell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Webber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Broadway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Stein v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Jackie Vance Lowery v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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