Legal Opinion

Rudd v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 3, 1981No. 60951PublishedCited by 278 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Punishment was assessed at twenty years.

In his first ground of error appellant complains of the lack of counsel at a pre-trial line-up and admission of the in-court identification. Because charges had not been brought against appellant at the time of the line-up, there was no right to counsel. Kirby v. Illinois, 406 U.S. 682, 92 S.Ct. 1877, 32 L.Ed.2d 411 (1972); Turner v. State, 614 S.W.2d 144 (4/15/81). Also the complainant had a good view of the robbery in a well-lighted room for about a half hour, and the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Landers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. McWherter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Earl v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by278 opinions

  1. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Wilson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  3. Hudson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Gray v. Shipley, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
  5. McKinny v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002

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