Legal Opinion
Finley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 23, 1975No. 49792PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of attempted rape. Trial was before a jury and the jury assessed punishment at five years in prison. Both the offense and the trial took place after January 1, 1974, the effective date of the new Penal Code.
In his first three grounds of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant him a new trial and that he was deprived of a fair and impartial jury. Specifically he complains that one of the jurors who heard the case had a fixed bias against granting probation in any case and that she…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. KellyArizona Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. DrakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- In re W. E. P.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Brooks v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by26 opinions
- People v. LibertaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Ex Parte GrovesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Seaton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Thomas E. Meloon v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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