Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 16, 1971No. 44064PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by firearms. After a verdict of guilty the punishment was assessed by the court at 25 years.

At the outset we are confronted with appellant’s contention that the trial judge fundamentally erred in failing to declare a mistrial on his own motion because the in-court identification was so conducive to irreparable mistaken identification that he was denied due process when viewed in light of the totality of the circumstances.

This contention is raised only by supplemental brief filed in this court and can be considered…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  2. Stiggers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. McElwee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Harmon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  5. Holder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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