Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided June 2, 2005No. 02-04-064-CRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION1

BOB McCOY, Justice.

I. Introduction

Appellant Byron Davis appeals from his conviction for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. In one issue, Davis challenges the admissibility of testimony regarding anonymous tips received by police. Because we hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the objected-to testimony, we will affirm.

II. Background Facts and Procedural History

On December 17, 2002, Loi Quoc Tran was working at the family-owned Corma Food Store when he was robbed at gunpoint. At trial, Fort Worth police officer Linda Wennig testified…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Burden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Schaffer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  2. Alan Jannotti v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  3. Alan Julian Harper v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  4. Albert Jermain Clifton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
  5. Albert Jermain Clifton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009

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