Case law

Pinkerton v. State

89 Tex. Crim. 657 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 24, 1921

See Miller v. State, 32 Texas Crim. Rep., 321 ; Martinez v. State, 30 Texas Crim. App., 137. … Proc.; Childers v. State, 33 Texas Crim. Rep., 511 ; Orman v. State, 24 Texas Crim. App., 503; Brown v. State. 54 Texas Crim.

Frederick and Bowyer v. State

130 Tex. Crim. 65 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 18, 1936

It required Frederick to make his personal appearance before the district court of Brown County on the 29th of October, 1934, to answer a charge of felony theft. … In Harris et al. v. State, 279 S. W., 817 , this court said: “Whether true or not, it affirmatively appears, by the recitals in the judgment nisi, scire facias, and bond, that Mrs.

Brewer, Brent Ray

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 23, 2011

The fact that the State would write a letter to the parole board saying that she had cooperated had some tendency to show possible bias or interest on her part. In Coleman v. … Hawkins v. State , 135 S.W.3d 72, 84-85 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004); Colburn v. State , 966 S.W.2d 511, 520 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Brown v. State , 769 S.W.2d 565, 567 (Tex. Crim. App. 1989). See also Tex. Code Crim.

Logan v. State

698 S.W.2d 680 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 30, 1985

Anderson v. State, supra. In holding that Gandy’s statement to the jury was not only improper argument, but incurable error as well, the court of appeals relied heavily upon this Court’s decision of Brown v. … Given the facts of Brown, supra, the question asked was obviously harmful to the defendant in that cause, and this Court correctly reversed the conviction. Cf. Gonzales v. State, 685 S.W.2d 47 (Tex.Cr.App.1985).

Price v. State

460 S.W.2d 420 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Dec 9, 1970

We had this same situation before us in Lee v. … The objection made in the absence of the jury need not have been repeated in their presence under Art. 40.09, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., § 6(d) (3), and the holding of this Court in Powers & Dion v.

Hayman v. State

47 Tex. Crim. 263 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 16, 1904

Brown invited him to get down and get a drink; that he did not see Brown about the place when he got down; that he did get off his horse, got a drink, and obtained the keys from his mother. That Mrs. … Simmons v. State, 23 Texas Crim. App., 653; Levy v. State, 28 Texas Crim. App., 203. The court submitted the issue of self-defense based upon a threatened attack with an axe.

Hankston, Gareic Jerard

517 S.W.3d 112 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Apr 12, 2017

She looked out the window and saw someone who looked like Brown standing outside. 1 477 S.W.3d 321 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). 2 See also Love v. State, No. … The State also presented Officer Robert Brown as a witness, who testified that the cell phone records helped establish Appellant’s whereabouts during times relevant to when Brown was killed: Q.

Glass v. State

681 S.W.2d 599 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 14, 1984

See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 21, 30 , 88 S.Ct. 1868, 1880, 1884 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 , (1968). Also see Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47, 51 , 99 S.Ct. 2637, 2640 , 61 L.Ed.2d 357 (1979); United States v. … Beck v. Ohio, 379 U.S. 89, 97 , 85 S.Ct. 223, 229 , 13 L.Ed.2d 142 (1964); Brown v. State, supra.

Browning v. State

432 S.W.2d 85 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jul 10, 1968

Howard v. State, 165 Tex.Cr.R. 466 , 308 S.W.2d 45 ; Olliff v. State, 161 Tex.Cr.R. 336 , 276 S.W.2d 839 ; Cartwright v. State, 158 Tex.Cr.R. 344 , 255 S.W.2d 878 ; Barnett v. … Snow v. State, 91 Tex.Cr.R. 1 , 237 S.W. 563 . Instead, the appellants were sworn as witnesses and the appellant Evelyn Lois Browning alone was placed on the stand, and the following transpired: BY MR. MOORE: “Q.

Ex Parte Savage

63 Tex. Crim. 285 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 18, 1911

Board, 24 Texas Crim. App., 33, 57 S. W. Rep., 1002 ; Olson v. Smith, 68 S. W. Rep., 320 , which case was appealed to and sustained by the Supreme Court of the United State, 195 U. … See, also, Brown v. Galveston, 97 Texas, 1 ; Ex parte Gregory, 20 Texas Crim. App., 210.

Brewer, Brent Ray

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 23, 2011

The fact that the State would write a letter to the parole board saying that she had cooperated had some tendency to show possible bias or interest on her part. In Coleman v. … App. 1996); Montgomery, 810 S.W.2d at 393. 24 Hawkins v. State, 135 S.W.3d 72, 84-85 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004); Colburn v. State, 966 S.W.2d 511, 520 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Brown v.

Pope v. State

81 Tex. Crim. 54 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 21, 1917

The State sought to introduce Brown as a witness, but it turned out that he was an ex-convict, and while he claimed to have had a pardon, he could not find it, and thereupon on appellant’s objection Brown’s testimony was … Moore v. State, 7 Texas Crim. App., 14; Cox v. State, 8 Texas Crim. App., 254; Hartsfield v. State, 29 S. W. Rep., 777 ; Knight v. State, 144 S. W. Rep., 967 .

Granato v. State

493 S.W.2d 822 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Feb 28, 1973

Hill v. State, 364 S.W.2d 381 (Tex.Cr.App.); Dennis v. State, 420 S.W.2d 940 (Tex.Cr.App.). … State, 40 Tex.Cr.R. 19 , 28 S.W. 470 ; Pierce v. State, 54 Tex.Cr.R. 424 , 113 S.W. 148 ; Browning v. State, 64 Tex.Cr.R. 148 , 142 S.W. 1 ; Medlock v. State, 108 Tex.Cr.R. 274 , 1 S.W.2d 308 ; Davis v.

Jackson v. State

494 S.W.2d 854 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · May 23, 1973

In Simmons v. … See Daniels v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 464 S.W.2d 368 . No error is shown.

Mills v. State

483 S.W.2d 264 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jul 28, 1972

See Popeko v. United States, 294 F.2d 168 (5th Cir.1961). … Appellant was then observed placing the brown paper bag back in the hole in the wall of the building. At this time the officers approached and identified themselves and withdrew the brown bag from the hole in the wall.

Hughitt v. State

123 Tex. Crim. 168 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 15, 1933

Brown, the prosecuting witness. Brown testified that the turkey appellant was charged with taking was marked on the end of the outside toe of the left foot. … There was no evidence in the' record that the appellant was ever found in possession of any other turkeys before or after the alleged offense belonging to the complaining witness Brown. In the case of McClain v.

Brown, Datanion Deandre

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 29, 2011

PD-0738-11 DASTANION DEANDRE BROWN a/k/a DASTANION D. BROWN a/k/a DASTANION BROWN, Appellant v.

Puryear v. State

510 S.W.2d 356 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jun 5, 1974

Reliance is had upon Flores v. State, Tex.Cr. App., 493 S.W.2d 785 . … See Guerrero v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 507 S.W.2d 765 (decided March 13, 1974); Cozby v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 506 S.W.2d 589, at p. 590 ; Viges v. State, Tex.Cr. App., 508 S.W.2d 76 (decided March 17, 1974).

Gibbons v. State

36 Tex. Crim. 469 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 25, 1896

See, Westbrook v. State, 23 Tex. Crim. App., 401. When it contains such a clause, the instrument must correspond with what is alleged to be its purport. … Now, it is true that the instrument purports to be the act of Dixon, but it also purports to be the act of Gibbons, Brown, and ITtt.

Forbes v. State

513 S.W.2d 72 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Jul 24, 1974

The court charged that Colleen Brown was an accomplice witness as a matter of law and that her testimony had to be corroborated. Turning to appellant, we observe that in Edwards v. … See Edwards v. State, supra, 427 S.W.2d at p. 633 ; White v. State, 129 Tex.Cr.R. 59 , 84 S.W.2d 465 (1935). We conclude the evidence was ample to corroborate the testimony of the accomplice witness Colleen Brown.