Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 16, 1966No. 38841PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BELCHER, Commissioner.
The conviction is for murder; the punishment, death.
The testimony of the state reveals that Patrolman Nicholson of the Department of Public Safety stopped an automobile about 2 a. m., January 26, which the appellant was driving with a. headlight out. Using a flashlight he approached the car also occupied by two other persons when the appellant suddenly reversed' his car which struck Nicholson’s car, damaging the fender and hood. Appellant then fled, with Nicholson in pursuit, at speeds reaching 90 miles per hour through stop signs and red traffic lights while so…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Saucier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Downing v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Singleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Alexander v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
- Robert Eddie Louis Jackson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Floyd, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1991
- Robert Eddie Louis Jackson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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