Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 24, 1978No. 55599PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated robbery; the punishment is imprisonment for 15 years.

The appellant was identified by an accomplice witness who testified that he and the appellant committed the robbery. The complainant, an employee at a convenience store, identified the appellant as one of the two men who robbed her of $158.00 at the store.

In his sole ground of error the appellant asserts that the trial court erred in allowing the State to bolster an unimpeached witness. The court admitted a photograph of the appellant and permitted the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Frison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Landry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Joseph v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
  3. Seymoure v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Watts v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1982
  5. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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