Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 31, 2014No. 11-12-00068-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MIKE WILLSON, Justice.

Sandrella Lakay Hill a/k/a Sandrella Spraglin appeals her conviction of aggravated robbery. The jury found Appellant guilty, found two enhancement allegations to be “true,” and assessed punishment at confinement for twenty years and a $5,000 fine. The trial court sentenced Appellant accordingly. Although there was sufficient evidence to support Appellant’s conviction, a harmful constitutional error did occur when defense counsel was precluded from asking a proper question, during voir dire, on the full range of punishment. Thus, we reverse and remand for a new…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Isassi v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  5. Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Reginald Reece v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2015
  2. Quezada v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. Harris, James Jr.Texas Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Hawkins, Ray Jr.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Ray Hawkins, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2015

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