Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided March 24, 1982No. 07-81-0008-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

630 S.W.2d 532 (1982)

John DAVIS III, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 07-81-0008-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

March 24, 1982.

C. R. Daffern, Amarillo, for appellant.

Tom Curtis, Dist. Atty., Steve Schiwetz, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, for appellee.

Before REYNOLDS, C. J., and DODSON and BOYD, JJ.

DODSON, Justice.

By grand jury indictment, John Davis III, the appellant, was charged with the offense of arson. To enhance punishment, the indictment further alleged a prior conviction for the offense of fondling. The jury found the appellant guilty of arson and assessed his…

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2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Dillingham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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