Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 26, 2008No. 2-07-177-CRPublishedCited by 141 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I.Introduction

A jury found Appellant James Anthony Davis guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at ninety-nine years’ confinement. The trial court imposed a sentence in accordance with the jury’s verdict. In eighteen points, Davis contends that this court should reverse the trial court’s judgment and either acquit him or remand his case for a new trial. We will affirm.

II.Factual and Procedural Background

In the early morning hours of January 28, 2006, Benbrook police received a 9-1-1 call from a woman screaming for help. After the woman stopped screaming, the…

2Cases cited83 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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3Cited by141 opinions

  1. Phillip Bundy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  2. Render v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2011
  3. Tyra Ann Whitney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013
  4. Ratliff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2010
  5. Ex Parte Jessep, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009

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