Legal Opinion

Jaycon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 15, 1983No. 60514PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for murder, where the punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty-five (25) years’ imprisonment.

On appeal appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, particularly contending that the evidence is insufficient to corroborate the testimony of the three accomplice witnesses. He also complains of the admission of evidence of accessorial conduct to show he was a party to the offense charged; that the court misdirected the jury in its charge on the law of parties despite timely objection; that the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Paulus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Romo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Cordova v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Plata v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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