Legal Opinion

Yongyoon Kim v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided August 31, 2026No. 03-24-00490-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-24-00490-CR Yongyoon Kim, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE 167TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-DC-23-900103, THE HONORABLE MELISSA YOUNG GOODWIN, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Yongyoon Kim 1 challenges his convictions for two counts of murder. See Tex. Penal Code § 19.02(b). In three issues, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it excluded trial testimony that he asserts was relevant to his self-defense theory, that the State committed prosecutorial misconduct when the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  3. Reyna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Reyes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. State v. MechlerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API