Legal Opinion
Griffin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 15, 1981No. 62792PublishedCited by 847 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
A jury found the appellant guilty of aggravated robbery and assessed a punishment of 35 years’ confinement. This appeal had been abated so that the indigent appellant could be given the assistance of counsel.
The State’s evidence was that the appellant hired a taxicab, which had been called to a certain address in Houston. The appellant directed the driver on a rather long trip to Jacinto City, and then gave “[in]numerable” directions to turn onto various streets. As the driver noticed a police car, the appellant abruptly told him to turn onto a gravel street and to park…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Eldred v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by847 opinions
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