Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 30, 1991No. C14-90-411-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Enhanced by a prior murder conviction, the jury sentenced appellant to life imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. In six points of error, appellant argues that: (1) the indictment was defective; (2) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction; (3) the State made an improper jury argument; (4) the jury charge was defective; (5) the penitentiary packets introduced during the punishment phase were inadmissible; and (6) a fine could not be assessed in addition to confinement. We affirm.

In his first point…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Studer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Nethery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Cannon v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Reed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Cuddy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  2. Adams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1993
  3. Charles Ray Drewery v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
  4. Dan Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  5. Domino, Quinton Lynell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002

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