Legal Opinion

Meeks v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 4, 1995No. 2-94-126-CRPublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARRON, Justice.

Appellant, Johnny Fain Meeks, was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated sexual assault. See Tex.Penad Code Ann. § 22.021(a) (Vernon 1994). The court assessed punishment at twenty.-five years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In six points of error, Meeks contends that: (1)-(2) the trial court erred in admitting a handwritten confession into evidence; (3) — (4) there is insufficient evidence to support the verdict; and (5)-(6) the trial court erred in overruling Meeks’ objection to the charge and allowing…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Oregon v. BradshawSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Wiggins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
  2. Walker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  3. Cody Carr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Flores v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2001
  5. John Anthony Adams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2013

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