Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided December 30, 1981No. 05-81-00288-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALLEN, Justice.

Jimmy Russell Williams appeals from a conviction for the offense of murder, a first degree felony. A jury set his punishment at 30 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant contends that the trial court committed error in thirteen enumerated grounds. We disagree with each of the arguments presented and thus affirm.

Appellant resided in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas in a residence where other young men stayed from time to time. On December 2, 1978, a Saturday, appellant, David Wallace and Gary Dorman were at appellant’s residence where they had been…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Todd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Frison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Parr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Raphello Harris, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Orosco v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Wolf v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  5. Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983

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