Jennings v. Texas

3 Citing cases

  1. Bolden v. State

    489 S.W.2d 300 (Tex. Crim. App. 1973)   Cited 11 times
    In Bolden v. State, 489 S.W.2d 300 (Tex.Cr.App. 1972), the defendant complained that the not guilty form submitted to the jury was improper.

    Garcia v. State, 162 Tex.Crim. R., 288 S.W.2d 513. Crayton v. State, 166 Tex.Crim. R., 314 S.W.2d 87. In Jennings v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 367 S.W.2d 670, appeal dismissed and certiorari denied 375 U.S. 398, 84 S.Ct. 453, 11 L.Ed.2d 412, no form of verdict for assault to murder without malice was submitted. This Court held that the failure to submit all forms for possible verdicts that the jury might have reached was not reversible error where there was no objection at the time.

  2. Williams v. State

    449 S.W.2d 271 (Tex. Crim. App. 1970)   Cited 5 times

    Hunter v. State, supra; 4 Branch's Anno.P.C.2d, p. 180, Sec. 1829; 29 Tex.Jur.2d 118, Sec. 106. "In determining the question of the sufficiency of the the evidence to sustain the trial court's finding that appellant intended to kill Officer Hartman, we must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the State. Jennings v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 367 S.W.2d 670, appeal dismissed and denied 375 U.S. 398, 84 S.Ct. 453, 11 L.Ed.2d 412." The jury is not bound by the testimony of the parties concerning their friendly relationship before or after the shooting, but may consider all the evidence in the case.

  3. Hall v. State

    418 S.W.2d 810 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967)   Cited 51 times

    Hunter v. State, supra; 4 Branch's Anno. P.C.2d, p. 180, Sec. 1829; 29 Tex.Jur.2d 118, Sec. 106. In determining the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the trial court's finding that appellant intended to kill Officer Hartman, we must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the State. Jennings v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 367 S.W.2d 670, appeal dismissed and denied 375 U.S. 398, 84 S.Ct. 453, 11 L.Ed.2d 412. In view of the authorities quoted and the record before us, we conclude that the evidence fully sustains the conviction for assault with intent to murder as charged.