Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 20, 1974No. 35045PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an out-of-time appeal of a 1962 conviction for robbery by assault. Sentence was assessed at 15 years’ imprisonment by the jury. The conviction was previously affirmed by this Court in Davis v. State, 172 Tex.Cr.R. 654, 362 S.W.2d 330 (1962). This appeal is had as a result of our order entered after a habeas corpus hearing in the trial court held in 1972.

Appellant’s first ground of error urges that there was a likelihood of irreparable misidentification at his trial because he had been subjected to an improper pre-trial lineup.

The statement of facts reveals that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Hullum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Kincaid v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Ex Parte SlatonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Ex Parte EngleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Landers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. State v. McMurtreyArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. WoolcockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  4. Gammage v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
  5. Walthall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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