Legal Opinion
Skatell v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 10, 1985No. Nos. 2-83-408-CR, 2-83-409-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FENDER, Chief Justice.
These are companion cases involving a father and son who were convicted of aggravated robbery. Frank Skatell (the father) was sentenced to 25 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and Richard Skatell was sentenced to 8 years. Appellants raise the same six grounds of error, and therefore they shall be treated together.
We affirm.
On May 27, 1983, Frank and Richard went to the residence of Ted Hawk to have Hawk’s wife, Louise, counsel Frank regarding some money matters. After they arrived Richard, brandishing a gun, ordered the Hawks to give them…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- DeRusse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Koller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Rose v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- King v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- King v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Patrick Earl Conely v. Property Officer Dietz, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2006
- Trinny Marroquin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
- Trinny Marroquin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
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