Legal Opinion
Atkins v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided March 7, 1996No. 14-93-00300-CRPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YATES, Justice.
A jury found appellant Donald Wayne Atkins guilty of possession of a controlled substance. Tex.Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115(b) (Vernon 1992). 1 The trial court assessed punishment at six years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant alleges the trial court erred in: (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence of the cocaine; (2) denying his Batson 2 challenge to the jury; (3) submitting an instruction to the jury concerning the duties of peace officers; and (4) overruling his objection to the prosecutor’s…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Saldivar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
- Carter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
- Freeman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1999
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