Legal Opinion

Hardy v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 18, 1987No. A14-85-835-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURPHY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated rape. Punishment was assessed at sixty years confinement. In four points of error appellant complains that the evidence was insufficient, the court erred in charging the jury on parole and good time law, the prosecutor engaged in improper jury argument and appellant’s right to a fair and impartial jury was denied when the prosecutor used peremptory challenges to exclude all eligible black veni-repersons from the jury.

In his first point of error appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to identify…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. ButlerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Ruiz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Hardy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Foy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1987

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