Legal Opinion

DeRusse v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 11, 1979No. 56070PublishedCited by 145 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The punishment is imprisonment for twenty-six years.

Appellant contends that: (1) a psychiatrist was erroneously permitted to testify to statements made by appellant during a competency examination; (2) the prosecutor improperly referred to the order of the trial court finding that appellant’s confession was voluntary; (3) testimony concerning an unrelated crime was erroneously introduced; (4) the prosecutor offered in evidence photographs which had previously been ruled inadmissible; (5) evidence as to appellant’s lack of a…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Reese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Patterson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by145 opinions

  1. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Dixon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Quinones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Perkins v. Court of Appeals for Third Supreme Judicial District of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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