Legal Opinion
McKinney v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 7, 1973No. 44465PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This appeal is taken from an assualt to murder conviction wherein the punishment was assessed at three (3) years.
Originally this appeal was abated for failure to comply with Article 40.09, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. See 477 S.W.2d 295 (Tex.Cr.App.1972). Those requirements have now been met and the appeal is reinstated.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Suffice it to say that the evidence reflects that the appellant, an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections, attacked Donald Ray Adams, an employee at the Diagnostic Unit, with a lead pipe or bar on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Cooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Ex Parte McFarlandCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Ex Parte McKenzieCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Chapman v. EvansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
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