Legal Opinion · Dissent

Burnett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1982No. 65324Published

1DissentDally, Judge

I prepared the following opinion which was rejected by the majority. I now offer it to serve as my dissent. Each ground of error has been examined, and I believe the conviction should be affirmed.

The appellant in ten grounds of error asserts that the trial court erred: by overruling her motion for change of venue, by overruling her challenge of a prospective juror, by admitting a tape recording in evidence, and by erroneously charging the jury. Each of the appellant’s grounds of error should be overruled and the judgment affirmed.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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