Legal Opinion
Branson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 23, 1975No. 50211PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for escape from custody as denounced by V.T. C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 38.07. The jury assessed punishment at two years.
The record reflects that appellant escaped from the Rusk County Jail on July 28, 1974, where he was in custody following four felony convictions in the Fourth Judicial District Court in Rusk County.
Appellant contends that the court erred in refusing to grant his requested charge that it is a defense to the prosecution that the conduct in question is justified or that such conduct is justified if the actor reasonably…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. LovercampCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- Morales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- State v. CahillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
- Christopher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Jewell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Acosta v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
- Spares v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Christopher Earl Lacy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
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