Legal Opinion
Farris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 11, 1986No. 1016-84PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
CAMPBELL, Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated rape. Punishment was assessed at confinement for life in the Texas Department of Corrections. The Court of Appeals, relying upon testimony provided in a supplement to the appellate record, reversed the conviction because the State failed to disclose promises made to an accomplice regarding leniency in exchange for testimony. Farris v. State, 676 S.W.2d 674 (Tex.App. — Houston [1st] 1984). We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review on five grounds for review.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Duncan v. EvansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Funderburg v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Marras v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Goodin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Bollinger v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2007
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