Legal Opinion

Roberts v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided May 14, 1996No. 06-95-00022-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Charles B. Roberts appeals his convictions for involuntary manslaughter 2 (DWI) and failure to stop and render aid. He contends that a police lineup was impermissibly suggestive; the court erred in denying his request for a mistrial after the State made an improper comment on his silence; the court erred in refusing his request for additional funds for an expert witness; and the court erred in refusing his requested jury charge on concurrent cause. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Roberts was convicted by a jury on March 31, 1995. The jury assessed…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Stoker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  2. Cuddy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  3. Crutcher v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1998
  4. Nelson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  5. BMTP Holdings, L.P. v. City of Lorena, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2010

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