Legal Opinion

Cannon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 11, 1984No. 68328PublishedCited by 378 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for aggravated robbery. See V.T.C.A. Penal Code Sec. 29.03. Punishment was assessed at ten years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In five grounds of error, appellant urges: he was denied effective assistance of counsel; the trial court allowed improper jury argument; the trial court impermissibly commented on the weight of the evidence; and, the trial court erred in denying him access to a written report used by a witness for the State. We affirm.

At the trial on the merits, the complaining witness, Charles Cooley,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  3. Todd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Blott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Passmore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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3Cited by378 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Patrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Mays v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Felder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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