Legal Opinion

Greer v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 28, 1975No. 49931PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 100 years.

The record reflects that appellánt, in the presence of two people, one of whom was Veronica Lee, shot deceased twice in the head with a shotgun.

Appellant’s first, second and fourth grounds of error relate to witness Veronica Lee. Prior to trial, the trial court granted appellant’s motion to be furnished with Veronica Lee’s “rap sheet”. On the day of trial it became apparent that appellant had erroneously been furnished the “rap sheet” of another “Veronica Lee” who had a very brief criminal record. At the same time the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. United States v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Means v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Simpkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Bird v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Collins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. DeBolt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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