Legal Opinion
Akbar v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided June 23, 1983No. 11-83-073-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALEIGH BROWN, Justice.
Appellant was indicted for attempted murder. He appeals from a conviction of the lesser included offense of aggravated assault. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 22.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1979). The punishment, enhanced, was assessed at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for 20 years and a fine of $10,000.
In three grounds of error, appellant: (1) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction; (2) contends that the court erred in failing to charge the jury on the law of simple assault; and (3) urges that there was a failure to comply with the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crocker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Simpkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Morales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Hughes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Benny Dale Alexander v. O.L. McCotter Director, of Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Villarreal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
- Ex Parte Saylor, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
- Ravenscraft v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Bedford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
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