Legal Opinion
Cisneros v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 12, 1985No. 054-83PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
ONION, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was indicted for murder. A jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. His punishment was assessed by the court at 20 years’ imprisonment.
On appeal the appellant urged, inter alia, the trial court reversibly erred in overruling his timely objection to his cross-examination by the prosecutor “about his remaining silent and failing to advise law enforcement about his defense of self defense.” Finding no error the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction in…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Fletcher v. WeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by116 opinions
- Montoya v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Huffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Strauss v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2003
- Cole v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
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