Legal Opinion

Nielsen v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 25, 1992No. 6-91-023-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Pater Nielsen was convicted of auto theft. In five points of error, he asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction, that the State commented on his failure to testify, and that the trial court improperly commented on the evidence during closing argument. He also contends that the trial court erred in denying him access to certain crime information center records pertaining to a third party and in prematurely receiving evidence during the punishment phase of the trial. We overrule all these contentions and affirm the judgment.

Pater…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Clewis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  2. Roper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Montalbo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Clewis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  5. Danny Lynn Nabors v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2002

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