Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided September 19, 1990No. 13-88-379-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of theft (by receiving stolen goods), and the trial court assessed punishment at five years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Through five points of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in failing to admit evidence which he offered to impeach a non-testifying coconspirator. We affirm.

Evidence of appellant’s guilt was admitted entirely through testimony of undercover police officer Rick Calderon and tape recordings of conversations which Calderon had with co-conspirator Terry Riggs. The evidence shows that Calderon told…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Roy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Vessels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Rodgers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Seale v. SchultzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Appling v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
  2. Bee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
  3. Bingham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Blake Dustin Kuecker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  5. Brian Douglas Hill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012

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