Legal Opinion

Moss v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided August 3, 1993No. 06-93-00001-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Phillip Moss appeals his conviction for murder. The jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine years’ imprisonment. We find no error and affirm.

Moss first contends that the trial court erred by admitting two autopsy photographs into evidence. He argues that the probative value of the photographs was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. Tex.R.Crim.Evid. 403; Long v. State, 823 S.W.2d 259, 271 (Tex.Crim.App.1991), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 3042, 120 L.Ed.2d 910 (1992). For the same reason, Moss also challenges the introduction of a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Fuller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. United States v. Maynard John VerdoornCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. Juhasz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Fletcher v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1997
  3. Kreyssig v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
  4. Fidel Troncoso v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
  5. Jeffery Duane Merritt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008

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