Case law

Coleman, Lisa Ann

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Dec 9, 2009

Under Jackson v. … At trial, Coleman sought to instruct the jury that: Once [Coleman] becomes eligible for parole, the Board of Pardons and Paroles may not authorize her release to parole unless every board member receives a written report

Turner v. State

664 S.W.2d 86 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Dec 21, 1983

In Mosley v. … In Ray v.

Mixon v. State

224 S.W.3d 206 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · May 23, 2007

Mixon v. State, 179 S.W.3d 233, 236 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2005). … The State relies almost exclusively on Strong v. State, 773 S.W.2d 543 (Tex.Crim.App.1989). However, Strong is distinguishable from the case at bar.

Scott v. State

732 S.W.2d 354 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 10, 1987

Washington v. State, 677 S.W.2d 142, 145 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1984); see also Allen v. State, 651 S.W.2d 267, 270 (Tex.Cr.App.1983); Cunningham v. State, 484 S.W.2d 906, 911 (Tex.Cr.App.1972); Brown v. … See Helmus v.

Brumfield v. State

445 S.W.2d 732 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 19, 1969

See also Brown v. State, 77 Tex.Cr.R. 183 , 177 S.W. 1161 . In Tyler v. … State, 102 Tex.Cr.R. 41 , 277 S.W. 147 ; Lafferty v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 35 S.W. 374 ; 62 Tex.Jur.2d, Witnesses, Sec. 220, p. 153; Spadachene v. State, 137 Tex.Cr.R. 26 , 127 S.W.2d 466 ; Brown v.

Lopez v. State

170 Tex. Crim. 208 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 25, 1960

Hill v. State, 135 Tex. Cr. R. 567 , 121 S.W. 2d 996 and Garza v. State, 149 Tex. Cr. R. 359 , 194 S.W. 2d 406 . … Perez v. State, 160 Tex. Cr. R. 376 , 271 S.W. 2d 281 and Mendez v. State, 168 Tex. Cr. R. 315 , 327 S.W. 2d 454 .

Fowler v. State

135 Tex. Crim. 562 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 30, 1938

Appellant grabbed it, jumped on the running board of a passing automobile and fled. Tucker pursued the car and in his pursuit saw a police car. … See Newcomb v. State, 95 S. W. 1048 ; Witherspoon v. State, 14 S. W. (2d) 1038 ; McIntosh v. State, 213 S. W. 659 .

Calvert v. Adams

388 S.W.2d 742 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 17, 1965

Kohl v. … Appellee cites the case of Board of Equalization, etc. v. General Dynamics Corp., 344 S.W.2d 489 , Fort Worth C.C.A., writ ref., n. r. e., as controlling the disposition of this case.

Howard, Ex Parte Michael Dee

425 S.W.3d 323 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 2, 2014

Second, “brand[ing] defense counsel ‘ineffective’ without giving him a chance to explain the 1 Goodspeed v. State, 187 S.W.3d 390, 392 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (quoting Rylander v. … By all appearances, Howard has been ably represented by counsel who is board certified in both criminal law and criminal appellate law.

Spring v. State

626 S.W.2d 37 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Dec 2, 1981

Bazan v. State, 522 S.W.2d 224 (Tex.Cr. App.1975). … See generally Kolb v. State, 532 S.W.2d 87, 89, 91 (Tex.Cr.App.1976); Chambers v. State, 508 S.W.2d 348, 351-352 (Tex. Cr.App.1974); cf. Bodde v. State, 568 S.W.2d 344, 352-353 (Tex.Cr.App.1978).

Gaffney v. State

575 S.W.2d 537 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Dec 13, 1978

Helen Wittenberg, staff member to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Appellant’s motions allege that a full and unconditional pardon was issued on April 20, 1976, for the prior conviction alleged for enhancement. … He again relies on Armstrong v. State, supra. Armstrong v.

Scoggin v. State

117 Tex. Crim. 294 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Feb 4, 1931

See Jannin v. State, 42 Texas Crim. Rep., 631 , 51 S. W., 1126 , 62 S. W., 419 , 53 L. R. A., 349. In the case of T. & P. Ry. Co. v. Mahaffey, 98 Texas Crim. Rep., 392 , 84 S. … W., 680 ; State v. Swisher, 17 Texas Rep., 441 ; Brown Cracker & Candy Co. v. City of Dallas, 104 Texas Rep., 290 , 137 S. W., 342 ; Arroyo v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 69 S. W., 503 .

Bigby, James Eugene

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 8, 2008

Appellant contends his position is supported by Apprendi v. New Jersey,15 Ring v. Arizona,16 and Blakeley v. … Appellant contends the Texas scheme violates the principles underlying Caldwell v. Mississippi30 and Mills v.

Loudres v. State

614 S.W.2d 407 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Sep 10, 1980

Riles v. State, 557 S.W.2d 95 (Tex.Cr.App.1977); Alvarez v. State, 511 S.W.2d 493 (Tex.Cr.App.1973); Jones v. State, 481 S.W.2d 900 (Tex.Cr.App.1972); Young v. State, 261 S.W.2d 836 (Tex.Cr.App.1953). … Albrecht v. State, 486 S.W.2d 97 (Tex.Cr.App.1972); Brown v. State, 505 S.W.2d 850 (Tex.Cr.App.1974); Cobb v. State, 503 S.W.2d 249 (Tex.Cr.App.1973); Hernandez v.

Elliott v. State

858 S.W.2d 478 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 14, 1993

Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U.S. at 319 , 109 S.Ct. at 2947 , 106 L.Ed.2d at 278 , quoting California v. Brown, 479 U.S. 538, at 545 , 107 S.Ct. 837, at 841 , 93 L.Ed.2d 934, at 942 (1987) (O’Connor, J., concurring). … California v. Brown, 479 U.S. [538] at 545, 93 L.Ed.2d 934, 17 [107] S.Ct. 837 [at 841] [(1987)] (concurring opinion).” 492 U.S. at 322-23 , 109 S.Ct. at 2949 , 106 L.Ed.2d at 280-81 .

Ex parte Weinstein

421 S.W.3d 656 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jan 29, 2014

Smith v. … Maxwell v.

Hunter v. State

54 Tex. Crim. 224 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 17, 1908

This testimony was, in the first place, res gestae, and the question as to the competency of the witness is immaterial as held by this court in the case of Croomes v. State, 40 Texas Crim. Rep., 672 . … little *229 son-of-a-bitch .get away, shoot him/ and that then Boone Hunter came out in the road and shot at me twice and missed me, and then came to the back of the wagon, stuck his gun through the back and between the end boards

Pozil and Jaffe v. State

104 Tex. Crim. 244 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 22, 1925

Pogue v. State, 12 Texas Ct. App., 283; Hogan v. State, 13 Texas Ct. App., 319; Kunde v. State, 22 Texas Crim. App., 99, 3 S. W., 325 ; Gay v. State, 42 *252 Texas Crim. Rep., 450, 60 S. W. 771 ; Hernandez v. … W., 840 ; Brown v. State, 150 S. W., 436 . In determining the sufficiency of the evidence we have considered only that which could be criminative in its nature.

DeRusse v. State

579 S.W.2d 224 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 11, 1979

I have spanked him with the same board and belt before, but he always came out of it. I have never spanked him as hard as I did yesterday.” … In Johnson v.

Gilford v. State

54 Tex. Crim. 510 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 18, 1908

That this person was riding a roached mane pony of a dark brown color. … High v. State, 26 Texas Crim. App., 545; Spivey v. State, 30 Texas Crim. App., 343; Childers v. State, 33 Texas Crim. Rep., 509 ; Bonnard v. State, 25 Texas Crim. App., 173, and Tickle v. State, 6 Texas Crim.