Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 14, 1973No. 45740PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life.
Samuel De Mart testified that appellant stabbed the deceased with a knife while the deceased was standing in his (deceased’s) front yard, on Drew Street, in Houston, on December 8, 1970. Assistant Medical Examiner Green testified that the official autopsy report showed that a post mortem examination was performed on the body of the deceased on December 8, 1970, and the cause of death was determined to have been a stab wound to the chest.
Appellant contends that the court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Fletcher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Satillan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Ex Parte PriorCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Hollis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Hunnicutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Duran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- State v. BollingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
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