Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 26, 1971No. 43787PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of robbery by assault; the punishment was assessed by a jury at 6 years confinement in the Department of Corrections.
The sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for robbery by assault is challenged.
Jess Swetnam testified that the appellant and another man came to his house in Wheeler at approximately 2 or 3 A.M. on June 3, 1969. He was asked what happened when they woke him up, and he replied: “Well, they were wanting some money. The fellow claimed his wife was having a baby out there in the car and wanted some…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cranford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Alaniz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
- Van Arsdale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
- Jarrott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
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3Cited by22 opinions
- West v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Wilmeth v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1991
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