Legal Opinion

Russell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 4, 1988No. 11-87-068-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DICKENSON, Justice.

The jury convicted Allen Scott Russell of aggravated robbery,1 found that the allegation of a prior felony conviction was true,2 and assessed his punishment at confinement for a term of 99 years. We reform the judgment of the trial court by deleting the enhancement finding and affirm the conviction.3

Appellant presents three points of error. There is no challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence as to the jury’s verdict that he committed an aggravated robbery in Taylor County on November 27, 1984. The victim was a clerk in a convenience store who was shot and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Bonham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Coe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Barton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Coats v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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