Legal Opinion

Whittemore v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided June 11, 1986No. 09-85-254-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIES, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated sexual assault. The court assessed punishment at fifty years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appeal has been perfected to this court.

Appellant’s ground of error number one states:

“The trial court erred in admitting into evidence, over Appellant’s objection, the testimony of Frederick Ruth for Frederick Ruth was acting as an undisclosed agent of the State and any incriminating statements listed [sic] from Appellant by Frederick Ruth violated Appellant’s right to counsel as provided by the Sixth Amendment of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. SeeverSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
  2. State v. BohanonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Pierce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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