Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 28, 1973No. 46810PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by assault wherein the punishment, enhanced under Article 62, Vernon’s Ann. P.C., was assessed at life.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Suffice it to say the State’s evidence reflects that appellant assisted Bobby Joe Daniels in the robbery and murder of the deceased, Albert Mott Chattin, on October 21, 1969 in Dallas.

In his first two grounds of error appellant complains of the trial court’s refusal to compel co-defendant Daniels to testify after the witness invoked the Fifth Amendment.…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Ex Parte CaldwellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  5. Brumfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RodgersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Ellison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  3. Victoria v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Martin v. FlanaganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  5. Lozada-Mendoza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997

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