Legal Opinion

Payton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 20, 1974No. 47651PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RALEIGH BROWN, Commissioner.

The conviction which forms the basis for this appeal was aggravated assault on a child. The punishment was assessed by the court at one year in the county jail after a jury finding of guilty.

The sufficiency of the evidence fyas not been challenged.

The record reflects that this case has been tried twice. In the first trial the jury found the appellant guilty and the court sentenced, him to thirty days in jail. A new trial was granted by the trial court and the same judge tried and sentenced the appellant in this the second trial.

Appellant urges that the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Ocker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. United States v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Ex Parte BowmanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Goodwin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
  5. McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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