Legal Opinion

Trent Mason v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided October 31, 2013No. 14-12-00054-CRPublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTHA HILL JAMISON, Justice.

In six issues, appellant Trent Mason appeals his conviction for capital murder, complaining of insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction, violation of his right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, errors during the State’s closing argument, admission of improperly suggestive photo spread identifications, erroneous admission of extraneous offense evidence, and jury charge error. We affirm.

Background

Shortly after midnight on January 9, 2009, Randi Johnson returned home from work to his apartment in Humble, Texas. At about 1:00 a.m., Johnson heard a…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Jason Alexander Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
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  3. James Larry Merrit v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  4. Guzman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. Aviles-Barroso v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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