Legal Opinion

Pinkston v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 7, 1988No. 01-86-00997-CRPublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery with the use of a firearm. The trial court assessed punishment at 15 years and one day imprisonment. Appellant asserts five points of error.

At approximately 7:45 PM on July 6, 1984, the complainant, Reginald Brinkley, answered a knock on his garage door. He was confronted by two men, one of whom asked if “Amy was there?” Mr. Brinkley explained that no one by that name lived there. Brinkley testified that appellant, Darrell Pinkston, and his companion, David Wilson, burst through the doorway, knocking Brinkley to the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Quinones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
  2. Starz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  3. Khoi Trong Huynh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Crawford v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  5. Schaired v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990

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