Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 27, 1968No. 41640PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, 10 years.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is not challenged.

Appellant’s first ground of error relates to an alleged unresponsive answer given by a State’s witness during cross- examination. Immediately after the alleged unresponsive answer was given, appellant’s counsel requested that the court instruct the jury to disregard the answer, which the court promptly did. No further action was requested by appellant, and no error is therefore before this Court. Hughes v. State, 433 S.W.2d 698…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Burks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Hughes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Ellis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Moon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Humphrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Armstrong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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