Legal Opinion

Burton v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 20, 1991No. 05-89-00377-CRPublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

Donald Anthony Burton appeals from his convictions for aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping. After returning a guilty verdict, the jury sentenced Burton to ten years’ confinement for aggravated robbery and forty years’ confinement for aggravated kidnapping. In six points of error, Burton generally contends that the trial court erred in: (a) granting the State’s challenges for cause for two veniremen; (b) overruling his objection to the State’s improper jury argument; and (c) denying his motion to dismiss the indictments for violations of the statute of…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Studer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. State v. Condran, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1997
  4. Walker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
  5. Lott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997

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