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Hookie v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided April 20, 2004No. 06-03-00129-CRPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

One week after being cited for maladjusted brakes on his log truck and promising to adjust them properly, Ronald Gene Hookie was unable to stop the truck at a red light and collided with a pickup truck in which Laurie Ann Davis was a passenger, killing her. A jury found Hookie guilty of criminally negligent homicide, and he was sentenced to one year in a state jail facility.

On appeal, Hookie asserts (1) the evidence was legally and factually insufficient to sustain his conviction, (2) Article 42.12, Section 4(d)(2) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Delacruz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  2. Williamson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  3. Tello v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Goodrich v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  5. Aaron Dale Williamson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005

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