Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 24, 1972No. 44926PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by assault. Trial was to a jury which assessed punishment at eight years.

Appellant’s sole ground of error is “The trial court committed reversible error when he refused to allow appellant’s attorney to inspect a copy of a police report which was used or exhibited before the jury, for purpose of cross-examination.”

There were two police officers who testified in this cause, McRae and Spaulding. McRae arrested appellant while appellant was fleeing the scene.

Officer Spaulding was the first officer to testify and after having…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Leal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Pruitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  3. Stevenson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Mendoza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Henriksen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Toler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Willeford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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