Legal Opinion
Fentis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 8, 1975No. 49833, 49834PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
These are appeals from convictions under Art. 1160a, V.A.P.C., for assault with intent to murder a peace officer. Trial was before a jury and the jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment in each case. Both the offenses and the trials took place before January 1, 1974, the effective date of the new Penal Code.
The evidence showed that Garland police officers Don M. Ashlock and James Bunch were making a routine investigation around the neighborhood of Laredo Lane and Robin Road in Garland around midnight of March 3-4, 1973. Encountering appellant walking on the side of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Jesse Luna v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Blake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Tomlinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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