Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided March 24, 1982No. 07-81-0008-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DODSON, Justice.

By grand jury indictment, John Davis III, the appellant, was charged with the offense of arson. To enhance punishment, the indictment further alleged a prior conviction for the offense of fondling. The jury found the appellant guilty of arson and assessed his punishment at twenty-five (25) years in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal, the appellant brings four grounds of error. Concluding that the appellant’s grounds of error fail to present cause for disturbing the judgment, we affirm.

By his fourth ground of error, the appellant maintains that the circumstantial…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Dillingham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Spence v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Lyles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Rios v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. People v. MitchellAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. Williamson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986

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