Legal Opinion

Ross v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 11, 1986No. 05-85-00559-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWELL, Justice.

Claude Arch Ross, Jr. appeals from his conviction for burglary of a habitation. In two points of error he argues that the trial court erred 1) in admitting an in-court identification that had been tainted by an improper photographic show-up, and 2) in refusing to instruct the jury on accomplice testimony in regard to one of the witnesses against appellant. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Appellant directs his first ground of error to the in-court identification of appellant made by accomplice witness Gilbert Cavillo. Cavillo testified that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Villarreal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gaines v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  2. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Gaines v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  4. Rickey Desean Walls v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2014

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