Legal Opinion

Evans v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 7, 1987No. 2-86-046-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOE SPURLOCK, II, Justice.

William Evans appeals his conviction by a jury for the offense of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 29.03 (Vernon 1974). Evans plead not guilty, and after being found guilty by the jury, he admitted the enhancement paragraph alleging one prior felony conviction. The jury assessed punishment at life confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

We reverse.

In his first point of error, Evans complains the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for mistrial after the prosecutor improperly injected details of a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Clemons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bratcher v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1989
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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