Legal Opinion

Jemmerson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 21, 1972No. 45110PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, life.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. He contends that the evidence reflects the offense of theft, not robbery.

The complaining witness testified that on the day in question he heard a knock on the door of his office, opened it and saw the appellant standing there with his hand in his pocket. He stated the appellant told him to “get on in there,” grabbed his shoulder and pushed him back after which the two wrestled for a few seconds before the complaining witness broke free and ran out…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Robert William Gorman v. United States of America, Edward Terrence Roche v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
  2. DeVoyle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. State v. McCartySupreme Court of Kansas · 1967
  4. Van Arsdale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. May v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Swift v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Ex Parte EvansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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