Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 9, 1982No. 61310PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

In this appeal from a conviction for the offense of attempted rape alleged to have been committed November 21, 1977, appellant advances five grounds of error which implicate the workings of some provisions of V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 21.13, 1 as amended; attacks propriety of a “have you heard” question put to one of his witnesses on punishment; and challenges sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict of guilty returned by the jury that, as well, assessed punishment at two years confinement. 2 To better understand the problems presented we first summarize the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Penagraph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Rutledge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  3. Lindsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Walker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1993
  5. Cavazos v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

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