Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 24, 1988No. 05-86-00645-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Justice.

On an appeal from his conviction for murder, appellant, Donald Aaron Smith, contends, in twenty-one points of error, that he is entitled to a reversal of the conviction. We find that none of the points have merit and affirm the judgment.

This is an appeal of defendant’s second conviction in this case. After his first conviction defendant appealed and we affirmed the judgment. Smith v. State, 667 S.W.2d 836 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1984). The Court of Criminal Appeals granted the appellant’s petition for discretionary review, reversed the judgment and remanded for a new trial based upon…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Tumlinson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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