Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 19, 1966No. 38906PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODLEY, Judge.
The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions for felonies lets than capital, life.
Sentence was pronounced and notice of appeal was given on July 7, 1965.
No statement of facts accompanies the record.
The appeal is predicated upon the overruling of appellant’s Motion In Limine which requested the court to instruct state’s counsel not to inform the jury in any manner, either by reading from the indictment or offering any evidence, to the effect that the appellant had been previously convicted of other felonies.
Appellant’s able counsel…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Richard Lane v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Brown v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fletcher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
- John J. Breen v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Redding v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Hampton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Reno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
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