Legal Opinion

Armour v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 22, 1980No. 59897PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Punishment is imprisonment for 35 years.

Appellant contends that the court erred in failing to afford him a transcription of the court reporter’s notes from his former trial, which ended in a mistrial. We reverse.

Appellant’s first trial in this cause extended from February 6 to February 13, 1978. It ended in a mistrial when one of the jurors confessed a prejudice against appellant. A new trial was set for March 20, 1978. On February 28,1978, appellant filed a sworn motion for a trial transcript, alleging that he…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Britt v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Mayer v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. United States of America Ex Rel. Kelly Wilson v. The Hon. Daniel McMann Warden, Clinton State Prison, Dannemora, N.Y.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  5. Billie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Blackshear, George EdwardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Escobar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
  3. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. McKibbon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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