Legal Opinion

Sadler v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 26, 1987No. 05-85-01424-CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

HOWELL, Justice.

On motion for rehearing, we withdraw our previous opinion. The following is now the opinion of the court. Eddie Lee Sadler appeals his conviction of involuntary manslaughter, for which the trial court assessed punishment at four years’ confinement. The court suspended appellant’s sentence and place him on probation for four years.

In his sole point of error, appellant contends that there is insufficient evidence that he acted recklessly in causing the death of his wife. We hold that the evidence was sufficient; accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Dillon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Simpkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  2. Mouton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  3. Lincoln v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
  4. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  5. Frost v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999

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