Legal Opinion

Joslin v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided December 1, 1986No. 05-85-01222-CRPublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEVANY, Justice.

Wallis Joslin, Jr., appeals his conviction for murder. The case was tried before a jury and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined $10,000. Appellant presents six points of error complaining that the circumstantial evidence was insufficient and that the court should not have submitted jury instructions at the punishment phase of the trial regarding eligibility for parole and good time credit. Because we disagree with appellant’s contentions, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

THE INSUFFICIENCY QUESTION

In his first point of error, appellant complains that the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  2. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Brandley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Farris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Rose v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  2. Haynie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Taylor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
  4. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  5. Kline v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987

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