Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided March 11, 1998No. 10-95-036-CRPublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Appellant Robert Smith of the offense of solicitation of a gift by a public servant. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 36.08(d) (Vernon 1994). 1 The jury sentenced Smith to confinement in jail for a period of 180 days and a fine of $2,750. The jury recommended that imposition of the jail sentence be suspended and that Smith be placed on community supervision.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The indictment alleges that Smith solicited benefits on or about May 3, 1993 from Patrick Maloney (“Patrick”), Bill Maloney (“Bill”), and Liz Osborn (“Osborn”), all employees of…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Leday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Henderson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  3. Hanson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  4. Nhan Tu Hoang v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  5. Nejnaoui v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001

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