Legal Opinion

Dowden v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 20, 1976No. 51124PublishedCited by 86 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Punishment, enhanced under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 12.42(d), was assessed at life imprisonment.

It is only necessary to consider the ground of error in which appellant correctly *6contends that the trial court’s charge upon the guilt or innocence stage of the trial presents reversible error. In paragraph six of said charge, the trial court instructed the jury as follows:

“Now bearing in mind the foregoing instructions, if you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant, Charles R. Dowden, on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Echols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  4. Grudzien v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Mauldin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by86 opinions

  1. Adi v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
  2. Cumbie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Toler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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