Legal Opinion
Ellis v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided February 13, 2003No. 01-02-00178-CRPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.
A jury found appellant, Aristotle Deg-aulle Ellis, guilty of aggravated robbery, 1 found an enhancement allegation true, and assessed punishment at 30 years’ confinement and a fíne of $5,000. We affirm.
Facts
On March 22, 2001, Tiffani Slaughter was driving her car on Interstate 59. The car made a noise and started to decelerate. Slaughter pulled off Interstate 59 onto the shoulder. Slaughter walked to a pay telephone, called her aunt for help, and returned to her car to wait for her aunt. Appellant pulled his car up behind Slaughter’s car. Appellant got out of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Chapman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
- Delamora v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
- Carty v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
- Harris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
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