Legal Opinion

Cates v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided May 27, 1988No. 05-87-00864-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KINKEADE, Justice.

Ronnie Williams Cates appeals his jury conviction of resisting arrest and his court assessed punishment of ninety days probated for one year plus a $200 fine.

In six points of error Cates claims: 1) the State commented on appellant’s right to remain silent; 2) the State violated its own motion in limine; 3) the court allowed an inadmissible hearsay statement by a State’s witness; 4) the State asked the arresting police officer an improper bolstering question; 5) the State made an improper jury argument; and 6) the court improperly overruled appellant’s motion for instructed…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bird v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Girard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Pless v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Duncantell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. Leos v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
  3. Hawkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2008
  4. Francisco Horta Licea v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010
  5. Francisco Horta Licea v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010

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