Legal Opinion

Vaughn v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided May 5, 1992No. 05-91-00237-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KINKEADE, Justice.

John Edward Vaughn, Jr. appeals his conviction for aggravated robbery. Following a jury trial, the jury assessed punishment at twenty-seven years’ confinement in the Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. In three points of error, Vaughn argues that (1) the trial *182court erred in admitting his confession, (2) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction, and (3) the trial court erred in forcing him to go to trial with a biased juror. Because the trial court abused its discretion when it allowed Vaughn to go to trial with an objectionable…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Bowden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
  2. Castillo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  3. Lopez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2008
  4. Farrain Joseph Comeaux A/K/A Farrain J. Comeaux v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2013
  5. Dustin Kyle Scott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2013

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