Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 16, 1983No. 2-82-023-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JORDAN, Justice.

Appellant, Curtis Mitchell, was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, sec. 29.03. That jury assessed punishment at twenty-five (25) years imprisonment.

We affirm.

Mitchell’s first ground of error alleges that the trial court erred in denying his Motion for Continuance and the State’s request to have companion defendant Brown tried prior to Mitchell. His second ground of error complains that the court erred in allowing the State to improperly cross-examine Mitchell’s character witnesses during the punishment…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. United States v. Terry Ray UptainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. Earl Edward Gandy v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Whitmore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API