Legal Opinion
Houston v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 16, 1974No. 47513PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHADICK, Commissioner.
Donald Richard Houston was indicted for robbery by assault in Dallas County. He entered a not guilty plea but was found guilty and his punishment assessed at 20 years’ confinement by a jury.
A shotgun was exhibited to a prosecution witness and he was asked to identify it. He answered that “It looks like the gun that was used to rob me.” Later he was asked if the gun exhibited was the weapon he saw on the occasion of the alleged robbery, and he replied, “Yes, sir.” The gun was properly admitted into evidence. Overton v. State, 490 S.W.2d 556 (Tex.Cr.App.1973);…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Overton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Burks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Thaddeus Michael Lockhart v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Sanchez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Beier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Compton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Compton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980