Legal Opinion

McCain v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided June 3, 1999No. 14-97-00143-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.

Over his plea of not guilty, a jury found Appellant, Jody D. McCain, guilty of murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 1994). The jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections, Institutional Division. McCain appeals on four points of error. He alleges three errors by the trial court: (1) denying a motion to suppress evidence, (2) allowing improper cross-examination of Jody McCain at" a motion to suppress, and (3) giving an improper charge instruction. In the fourth point of error, McCain raises numerous…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Webber v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
  2. Davidson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  3. Yeager v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  4. State v. BogguessSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
  5. Mark Douglas Robison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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