Legal Opinion

Porter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 22, 1969No. 41816PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, life.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that he was deprived of his constitutional rights by the failure of the State to reveal to him the name of the informer who supplied the information leading to the arrest of appellant. There is no showing in the record that appellant gave a reason for or demonstrated any necessity which would have justified revealing the identity of the unnamed informer. Slaton v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 418 S.W.2d 508.

His second ground of error is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Slaton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. James v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Hamilton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. James v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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