Legal Opinion

Jamerson, Marcus v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided October 30, 2012No. 05-11-00362-CR, 05-11-00363-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice MORRIS.

At trial, Marcus Jamerson was convicted of two aggravated robberies. In his sole point of error on appeal, he complains the trial court erred in permitting a forensic biologist to testify about a DNA report she reviewed for the non-testifying biologist who prepared it. Concluding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the testimony, we affirm the trial court’s judgments.

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Over a period of several hours, a man robbed a woman and her mother at the apartment the two women shared. He cut the telephone lines in the apartment and disabled the women’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Bullcoming v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hernandez, Guadalupe Jesus v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  2. Jamerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  3. Jamerson, MarcusCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  4. Jamerson, Marcus v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  5. Jamerson, Marcus v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014

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