Legal Opinion

Huffman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 25, 1970No. 42596PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, death.

The appellant in his brief presents the following:

“Defendant contends there are three general grounds requiring reversal of this cause:

2. The method used to allow Gladys Ella Prather to qualify as a competent witness against Arlice James Huffman.

3. Several rulings by the trial judge concerning the admissibility of certain testimony and evidence.

For convenience and clarity, each general ground will be discussed separately and specific points of alleged error will be examined under each general ground

In urging the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Burrell v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  3. Pittman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Keel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Burns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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