Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 9, 1977No. 51919PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of robbery by firearms under the former Penal Code.1 Punishment was assessed at life imprisonment after he elected to be punished under the new Penal Code pursuant to Sec. 6(c) of Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., ch. 399.
Since we must reverse, we will only consider one of the numerous grounds of error presented for our review. Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by excluding the entire testimony of William Boyd. We agree, and shall give our reasons after a discussion of the nature of the case.
Appellant presented three interrelated…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Joseph Daniel Holt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Florio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Ernest Benjamin Smith v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Pierce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Richardson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Burke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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