Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 22, 1993No. 05-92-00412-CRPublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

Cecil Lenard Fletcher appeals his conviction for the offense of injury to a child. After returning a guilty verdict, the jury assessed punishment at four years’ imprisonment, probated for four years. In three points of error, appellant complains that: (1) the evidence is insufficient to prove the offense as alleged in the indictment; (2) the State committed reversible error in referring to his post-arrest silence; and (3) the trial court erred in admitting testimony concerning the events that occurred at the time of his arrest. We overrule all points. Accordingly, we…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Rose v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Van Zandt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
  2. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  3. Russo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  4. Caballero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  5. Roberson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003

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