Legal Opinion

Ballew v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1982No. 59663PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder. Punishment was assessed at life imprisonment.

Appellant contends that the court erred in allowing discovery of notes made by appellant’s expert witness. Appellant also sets forth several grounds of error complaining of the prosecutor’s improper examination of witnesses and argument to the jury. The sufficiency of the evidence is not disputed.

Appellant contends that his attorney-client privilege was violated when the trial court allowed the prosecutor to examine the notes of appellant’s expert psychiatric witness, Dr. David…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. Louis KovelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
  2. Brasfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Simpkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. United States v. Wilfredo Alvarez Appeal of John A/K/A Jorge MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Cameron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. State v. JonesWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  4. People v. KnucklesIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Youkers, William Scott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013

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