Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 1973No. 46828PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
The conviction is for robbery by assault; the punishment, life imprisonment.
In the early morning of March 10, 1971, James Elmer Clark was working at Brock’s Produce in Dallas. Two males walked into the store and one asked for an apple. After paying for the apple, that man displayed a pistol and said: “This is a stick-up.” Clark testified that he stepped sideways and was shot through the hand. He pulled a pistol from his jacket and shot the gunman, whom he identified as appellant. Clark said the second man then “jumped him” from behind. In the scuffle Clark fired…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Charles David Robinson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- St. Jules v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Guerrero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by42 opinions
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