Legal Opinion

Sidney v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 14, 1986No. B14-84-733-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

Gary Donnel Sidney appeals his aggravated assault conviction for which he was assessed five years’ confinement. In six grounds of error, he asserts: (1) the trial court’s charge on self-defense improperly placed on him a duty to retreat; (2) the trial court erroneously failed to submit to the jury an application paragraph on causation; (3) the trial court improperly refused to allow the appellant to cross-examine the witness Willie Earl Revis on his prior mental condition; (4) the trial court improperly refused to admit into evidence a psychological examination report…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Saucier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  5. Felix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Perry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
  2. Scott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
  3. Christopher Scott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
  4. Sidney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Terrell Deshaun Perry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007

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