Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 16, 2001No. 01-00-01209-CRPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

Stephan Jay Morris, appellant, was convicted of aggravated robbery following a jury trial. After finding two enhancement paragraphs true, the jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment. Appellant contends (1) he suffered egregious harm as a result of error in the jury charge, and (2) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his prior criminal convictions for impeachment purposes.

We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant was indicted for aggravated robbery for his alleged participation in a “home invasion” style aggravated robbery on October 28, 1999. Jim and Kathleen…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Hutch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Abdnor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Moore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2004
  2. Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  3. Woodall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Huerta v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
  5. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010

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