Legal Opinion
Brito v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 10, 1970No. 43129PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Judge.
The offense is assault with intent to rape; the punishment, 20 years.
The offense was alleged and shown to have occurred on March 24; 1968. Appellant’s trial concluded on July 17, 1968, but the appellate record did not reach this court until May 12, 1970, almost 22 months after trial.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged and we do not deem a recitation of the facts essential to the proper disposition of this cause.
At the outset the appellant accuses the prosecutor of bad faith and misconduct in exhibiting to the jury a flashlight, knowing the same was not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Palasota v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Rhodes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
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- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Erwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
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