Legal Opinion

Drummond v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided October 28, 1981No. 09-81-038 CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLAYTON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at imprisonment for ninety-nine years. Appellant was represented at trial by retained counsel and is now represented by the same counsel, being court appointed on appeal.

Appellant’s first ground of error complains of error by the trial court in failing to hold, and instructing the jury, that the witness, Helen Clements, was an accomplice as a matter of law.

The body of Keith Anderson was found in a wooded area 80 to 90 feet off Sorters Road in Porter, Montgomery County, Texas, on…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Crocker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Easter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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