Legal Opinion

Gill v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 23, 1994No. 650-93PublishedCited by 349 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON THE STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

A Leon County jury found appellant, Sammy Gill, guilty of aggravated robbery of a person 65 years of age or older. See Tex.Penal Code § 29.03(a)(3)(A). The jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment for 50 years. See Tex.Penal Code § 12.32. The Tenth Court of Appeals, with one justice dissenting, later reversed appellant’s conviction on the ground the evidence adduced at his trial was insufficient to satisfy the requirements of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 38.14, the accomplice witness rule.1 Gill v. State,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Munoz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Paulus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Cherb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by349 opinions

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  2. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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