Legal Opinion
Brenda Fay Nelson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided January 17, 2013No. 01-11-00989-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.
A jury found appellant, Brenda Fay Nelson, guilty of the offense of murder, 1 and the trial court assessed her punishment at confinement for 40 years. In five issues, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support her conviction, either as the primary actor or as a party to the murder, and the trial court erred in submitting an instruction to the jury on law of parties, denying her motion to suppress her statement, and admitting hearsay evidence.
We affirm.
Background
William Leon Clark testified that between 9:45 and 10:00 on the night of…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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