Legal Opinion

Griffith v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided June 17, 1998No. 12-95-00116-CRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLCOMB, Justice.

Frank Edward Griffith (“Appellant”) was indicted for the murder of Mark Turbyfill (“victim”). A jury found Appellant guilty and sentenced him to ten years in prison, probated, and assessed a fine of $10,000.00. On appeal Appellant complains of insufficiency of the evidence, denial of a speedy trial, and due course of law and due process violations under the Texas and Federal Constitutions. Finding sufficient evidence to support the verdict and no constitutional violation, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Because Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Ates v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000
  2. Jeffrey Dean Gerron v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2016
  3. Garza v. Valley Crest Landscape Maintenance, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Aaron Joseph Hoes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
  5. Antonio Hernandez v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2001

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