Legal Opinion

Gaines v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 6, 1990No. 05-87-01192-1387-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WHITTINGTON, Justice.

A jury convicted Steven Lamont Gaines of aggravated robbery and assessed his punishment at sixty years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. The trial court revoked appellant’s probation in a prior burglary of a vehicle case and assessed his punishment at four years’ confinement. Appellant raises five points of error, claiming that: 1) the trial court abused it discretion by denying his request to distribute a juror questionnaire prior to the beginning of voir dire; 2) the trial court erred in allowing the State to cross-examine witnesses at the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Ingham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Lemos v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
  2. Karnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  3. Dorsey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1996
  4. Foster v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  5. Bryson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1991

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