Legal Opinion

Young v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided May 8, 1991No. 10-89-183-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Appellant of the burglary of a building and, after finding that he had two prior felony convictions, assessed his punishment at life in prison. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 30.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1989). Appellant complains that the court erred when it: (1) allowed the prosecutor to improperly cross-examine a defense witness about how an innocent person would have acted at the scene; (2) refused to compel the State to disclose records reviewed by a prosecution witness prior to her testimony; and (3) overruled an objection to a comment on his post-arrest…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Waldo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Kinnamon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Espinosa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Juhasz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
  3. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Fairow v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  5. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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