Legal Opinion

Sauceda v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 28, 1987No. 13-86-537-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and the jury assessed his punishment at thirty years’ imprisonment. By his sole point of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred in accepting an inconsistent jury verdict in the guilt-innocence phase of the trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The indictment contained two paragraphs. The first alleged aggravated assault “by striking with his fist,” and the second paragraph alleged aggravated assault by threatening imminent bodily injury and that “the threat was made with a deadly weapon.” Only…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Ruiz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1982

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Clark v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1994
  2. Ward v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  3. Chavez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
  4. Leal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. Edward West III v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002

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