Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 27, 1974No. 47884PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, 25 years.

In view of our disposition of this appeal, only a discussion of ground of error seven is required.

The State witnesses Tally and Johnson testified that the appellant entered their apartment and there ravished both of them. They were both unequivocal in their identification of the appellant, both at the scene and at the police station where he was identified by each of them in the lineup. Each witness was strenuously cross examined, but not once did either of them vary nor was any evidence introduced from any other source…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lyons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  2. Reddick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  3. Acker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Lucas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  5. Weaver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bird v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Wyatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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