Legal Opinion

Dwayne Rodney Woodruff v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided August 18, 2021No. 08-19-00141-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

DWAYNE RODNEY WOODRUFF, § No. 08-19-00141-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 384th District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (20170D02504) OPINION Appellant, Dwayne Woodruff, challenges his conviction of murder. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02(c). In three issues, Appellant asserts trial court error and seeks reversal. In Issues One and Two, Appellant asserts charge error for the trial court’s alleged improper comment on the weight of the evidence and inclusion of a provocation instruction over his objection. In Issue Three, Appellant challenges the legal…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Isassi v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010

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