Legal Opinion

Becknell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 19, 1986No. 59827PublishedCited by 117 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced by a jury to life imprisonment.

Under two grounds of error, appellant argues, first, that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence certain business cards and records of a Houston gun dealer because these items were illegally seized with the ineffective consent of a third party; and last, that the trial judge improperly commented on the weight of the evidence. We disagree with the second ground, find error, if any, in the first ground harmless, and affirm.

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2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by117 opinions

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  5. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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