Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 16, 1983No. 3-82-355-CR(T)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

Sandra Jones appeals the trial court’s judgment, based upon the jury’s verdict, finding appellant guilty of murder,1 and sentencing her to twenty-five years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant challenges the trial court’s judgment in that (1) the evidence is insufficient, and (2) the trial court erred in allowing the State to introduce evidence of a polygraph examination given to appellant. We do not reach the other grounds of error raised by appellant since we find reversible error accompanied by sufficient evidence. We thus reverse and remand.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Hooker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Smyth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Banda v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Sparks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Buckley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
  4. Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Dustin Dumont v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2018

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