Legal Opinion

Yarbrough v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided November 19, 1987No. 05-86-01211-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated sexual assault for which Yar-brough was assessed ten years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. In three points of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in: (1) failing to submit the specific statutory terms and conditions of probation in the jury charge on punishment; (2) allowing testimony of a police officer which served only to bolster the complainant’s testimony; and (3) failing to grant a mistrial because of improper jury argument by the prosecutor. We disagree with all contentions and,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Lyons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  5. Goocher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Cagle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Yarbrough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Wade v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  4. Means v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
  5. Murdock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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