Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 24, 1983No. 07-81-0127-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Randy Jackson was convicted of aggravated robbery by a jury which assessed his punishment at confinement for twenty (20) years. The court rendered judgment and pronounced sentence accordingly.

Appellant seeks a reversal of the judgment of conviction on two grounds: (1) the erroneous admission into evidence of a photograph of a scar on his leg, and (2) the erroneous overruling of his objection to the State’s characterization of the case as “garbage.” The complained of actions, albeit erroneous, do not, under the facts of this cause, amount to reversible error.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Crocker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thomas Lester Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  2. Blake Taylor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  3. Blake Taylor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  4. Salgado, JuanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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