JACKSON v. STATE

No. 45102.

482 S.W.2d 864 (1972)

Patricia Ann JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Percy Foreman, Houston (on appeal only), Dick DeGuerin, Houston (on appeal only), for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty., and Michael J. McCormick, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder. The jury assessed the punishment at twelve years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged.

Harvey L. Merida and Edward Lee Warren were the key witnesses for the State. Merida testified that on May 2, 1970, he went to bed at Warren's house around midnight after Warren had left. Sometime between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m., Irving Wayne "Bird" Fowler, the deceased, the appellant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases