Legal Opinion

Allen v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided January 13, 1984No. 05-82-00929-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STOREY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of aggravated rape. In five grounds of error, appellant contends that: the court should have admitted evidence of the complainant’s prior sexual activity; appellant’s confession was inadmissible; and the court erred in making an affirmative finding of the use of a deadly weapon. We agree with appellant’s contention regarding the finding of the use of a deadly weapon, but disagree with all other grounds of error. The judgment is affirmed but reformed to eliminate the finding of use of a deadly weapon.

The complainant in this case was a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Ex Parte ThomasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. United States v. Roger William Rice and James Gregory WillifordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Carrillo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Holloway v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985
  4. K.B. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
  5. Pinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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