Legal Opinion

Whitchurch v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 18, 1983No. 65745, 65746PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

These are appeals from convictions for rape (Cause No. F-79-569&-JP) and aggravated rape (Cause No. F-79-6542-HP). The cases were tried together. The jury assessed punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for ten years and forty years, respectively. The appellant asserts in four grounds of error that: the trial court abused its discretion in limiting appellant’s discovery of medical reports; the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for mistrial based on the prosecutor’s improper jury argument; the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for…

3Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Quinones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Brem v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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4Cited by33 opinions

  1. Kinnamon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Michaelwicz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  3. Cruz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Shpikula v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  5. State Ex Rel. Wade v. Stephens, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987

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