Legal Opinion
Moore v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 18, 1984No. 898-83PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.
Appeal is from a conviction for rape. After finding appellant guilty, punishment was assessed by the jury at 15 years. The conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District in Moore v. State, 656 S.W.2d 206 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1983). We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review in order to examine the Court of Appeals’ holding that the trial court abused its discretion in continuing the trial in the absence of the appellant.
Appellant was charged with the rape of a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Damian Pena BenavidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Thomas Nicholas MarottaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- State v. CottonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
3Cited by74 opinions
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Rosillo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
- Heard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
- Kline v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
- Clark v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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