Legal Opinion

Tidrow v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1996No. 2-94-236-CRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLMAN, Justice.

A jury convicted Brian Lee Tidrow of capital murder, and he was given an automatic life sentence to the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In his first five points of error, Tidrow protests that his conviction was based on inadmissible hearsay and evidence that was insufficient, irrelevant and prejudicial. Separate points challenge venue and denial of his motion to quash the venire panel. We affirm.

About 7:00 a.m. on August 30, 1993, a Lewisville, Texas, police officer was assigned to interview Sylvia Roy, after she reported her husband,…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Lee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  2. Howard v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
  3. Bohnet v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
  4. Carson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. Woods v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000

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