Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided November 16, 2005No. 06-05-00118-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

William Ray Jacobs appeals from the denial of his post-conviction motion for DNA testing in connection with his 1997 conviction for aggravated sexual assault. This is Jacobs’ second effort to obtain such testing. His first motion for testing was denied by the trial, court in 2002, and its denial was affirmed by this Court in Jacobs v. State, 115 S.W.3d 108 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2003, pet. ref'd). Jacobs was convicted for forcing a woman, at gunpoint, to perform oral sex on him. 1

In disposing of his first motion, the trial court acknowledged there was biological…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Mendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  4. Jacobs v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  5. Jacobs v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1997

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Geldard v. Watson, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
  2. Jacobs v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2009
  3. Newby v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
  4. Jerry Lee Sanders v. Cheryl Vaughan, as Independent of the Estate of Dollie Barrett, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2022
  5. Robert M. Geldard, Sr. v. Kay Watson, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007

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