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Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 24, 1974No. 48775PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, life. This case was transferred from Glass-cock County to Midland County on a change of venue.

Ground of error one contends that the evidence is insufficient to corroborate the admitted accomplice witness. A Glasscock County rancher, Currie, was killed by a shotgun blast to the head at the door of his living room. The assailant wore a ski mask and could not be identified. The State’s case is based on the testimony of the witness Judy Dunham, who participated in the preparation for the robbery (which culminated in the murder) and who…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ex Parte PowersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Arnott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Hayles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Ralph Carl Powers v. W. B. "Billy" Hauck, Sheriff of Bexar County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Stoker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. State Ex Rel. Hill v. PirtleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Sanne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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