Legal Opinion

Query v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 25, 1972No. 45239PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, enhanced under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., life.

Appellant’s sole ground of error is that the court erred in admitting that portion of his confession which related to an extraneous offense.

Dorothy Nelson testified that on December 14, 1969, her yellow and black Chevrolet automobile was stolen from the Ashland Street parking lot of her employer, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

The State introduced appellant’s confession admitting that he stole a black and yellow Chevrolet on the date in question from a parking area of a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Coomer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  3. Sustaita v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. Sellers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  5. Sellers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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