Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided January 13, 1989No. 05-87-01281-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Justice.

A jury convicted Marshall Leon Robinson of arson and solicitation of capital murder. Punishment was assessed at twenty years and seventy-five years respectively. In five points of error, appellant contends that: (1) the solicitation statute is unconstitutionally vague; (2) the solicitation indictment is fundamentally defective; (3) the evidence is insufficient to sustain the arson conviction; (4) a motion to quash the arson indictment should have been granted; and (5) an objection to jury argument should have been sustained. We overrule these points and affirm both judgments of…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Cannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. American Plant Food Corporation v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Bonham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Keller v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  2. McIntosh v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
  3. Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
  4. Montoya v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
  5. Carrion v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990

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