Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 10, 1979No. 55823PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit theft; punishment is imprisonment for life.

Appellant urges two grounds of error. Because evidence of an extraneous offense was improperly admitted, the judgment will be reversed.

The complainant, Terry Doyle, testified that at approximately 9:00 p. m. on February 13, 1975, she was attacked by appellant *117in her apartment in Dallas. She resisted, and in the course of the ensuing struggle appellant tore off her robe and dragged her onto the balcony, where a neighbor came to her aid.…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Ransom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Moss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Rubio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Mulder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Siqueiros v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Norris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990

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