Legal Opinion
Robertson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 18, 2005No. PD-0865-04PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeller, P.J.
the Court, joined by
PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ. MEYERS, J. did not participate.
The question in this case is whether a switchblade knife, that was viewed by the fact-finder and introduced into evidence, was a deadly weapon by design. We conclude that the evidence was sufficient to show that it was. Consequently, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
After stopping appellant for traffic violations, an officer spotted drug paraphernalia in his car and ordered appellant to empty his pockets. His pockets contained $460 in cash…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- McCain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- United States v. Ronald ShepardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- Buchannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Dobbins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
- Estrada v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
- Brithe Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2013
- Tucker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2007
- Waylon Chaz Standmire v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2014
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