Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 3, 1993No. 05-91-00967-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

After a jury convicted appellant, Melvin Dewayne Jones, of aggravated robbery, the trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, at life confinement. In seven points of error, appellant generally complains that (a) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erred in (b) overruling his objections to hearsay and opinion testimony, (c) overruling his requested jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of theft, (d) overruling his objection to the prosecutor’s improper jury argument, and (e) admitting certain…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Royster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Bonham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Hayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Lockett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  2. Billey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
  3. Darby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
  5. Brooks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995

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