Legal Opinion
Chambless v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 23, 2013No. PD-0769-12PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.
Ben Chambless appeals from the court of appeals’ judgment affirming his jury-assessed punishment of eight years’ confinement for committing criminally negligent homicide. We affirm the court of appeals’ judgment that the jury instructions properly defined the punishment range of a third-degree felony because there is no conflict between the relevant statutes, the state-jail felony deadly-weapon punishment enhancement is applicable to criminally negligent homicide, and its application is not contrary…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Tyra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Tello v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Jones, Christina CarlettaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
- Goodrich v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
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