Legal Opinion

Ross v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 1984No. 1061-83PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of voluntary manslaughter, see V.T.C.A. Penal Code Sec. 19.04, and the trial court assessed punishment at twenty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals, pursuant to a transfer under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1738 (Vernon Supp.1982-1983), affirmed his conviction. Ross v. State, 658 S.W.2d 846 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1983).

We granted appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Bosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Writt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Sonderup v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Cisneros v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1994
  3. Mowbray v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
  4. Ratliff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2010
  5. Russell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995

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