Legal Opinion
Summerford v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 10, 1981No. 01-81-0201-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUGGAN, Justice.
The appellant was convicted of murder, and his punishment assessed by the jury at life in the Texas Department of Corrections.
The sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict is not challenged on appeal, and no error committed at trial is alleged. Instead, the appellant urges four grounds of error concerning post-trial procedure regarding his third amended motion for new trial. The chronology and treatment of that motion provide the pertinent factual background of this appeal.
The jury returned its verdict on May 4, 1978. The appellant’s pro forma original motion for new…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Garcia v. DialCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- American Plant Food Corporation v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Walthall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Rose v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Joslin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
- State v. BatesHawaii Supreme Court · 1997
- Ex Parte Enriquez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2006
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