Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 1976No. 51498PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROWN, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated kidnapping under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 20.04. The jury assessed punishment at twenty-five (25) years in the Texas Department of Corrections.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged by the appellant’s appointed counsel. Only a brief resume of the facts is, therefore, required.
The record reflects that James E. Berry and L. V. Henderson were abducted at gunpoint from a Fort Worth grocery on the morning of September 15,1974. They were taken by three men, James E. Smith, the brother and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by56 opinions
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