Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 18, 1990No. 05-89-00929-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

Leslie James Davis appeals from a conviction of aggravated robbery. After the jury returned a guilty verdict, the trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by one felony conviction, at thirty years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. 1 In three points of error, Davis contends that: (1) the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction; (2) the jury selection occurred in a racially discriminatory manner; and (3) the trial court erred in sustaining the State’s challenge for cause as to a particular veniremember. Because we hold that the State did not…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Bonham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Branch v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Welch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Richardson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  4. Moeller v. Blanc, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
  5. Mayr v. Lott, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997

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