Legal Opinion

Grant v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1971No. 44211PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for assault with intent to rape. The punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., was assessed at life by the court following a guilty verdict.

In his first three grounds of error appellant complains of the admission of a doctor’s testimony concerning the results of a test of a vaginal smear taken from the 10 year old prosecutrix since there was no clear chain of custody, no showing he performed the test himself or that it was done under his supervision or control, and a possibility of mistake on…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Seefurth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Milton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2019
  2. Caballero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Crutcher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Dickson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Cazares v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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