Legal Opinion

Villarreal v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 23, 1977No. 52800PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of voluntary manslaughter; the punishment is imprisonment for 15 years.

The appellant asserts that inflammatory and prejudicial photographs were admitted in evidence, over his timely objection, which require the reversal of this conviction.

The court admitted three photographs (State’s Exhibits Nos. 10, 11, and 12) which portray the same scene, but which were *282taken from different places within the lounge where the offense was committed. The photographs are black and white and measure approximately eight inches by ten…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Bailey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Cherry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Sloan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hammett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Hammett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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