Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 26, 1975No. 48978PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S MOTION TO REINSTATE APPEAL

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The jury assessed punishment at sixty years.

This cause was dismissed in a per cur-iam opinion because the record contained no notice of appeal. By a supplemental transcript it is shown that notice of appeal was timely given. The motion to reinstate is granted.

In the controlling issue, complaint is made that the district attorney committed reversible error in his argument. We overrule this contention.

The indictment alleged that appellant killed Billie Jean Hart by shooting her with a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Vineyard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  3. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Fowler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Hoover v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Burns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Stone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Jason v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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