Legal Opinion
Venhaus v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided September 10, 1997No. 08-95-00338-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
Timothy Venhaus appeals his convictions for the offenses of murder and attempted murder. We affirm.
FACTS
Timothy Venhaus was sixteen years old when, on November 10, 1993, he repeatedly fired a shotgun through the door of his French teacher’s home, wounding her and inflicting wounds that eventually killed her husband. Venhaus has suffered from behavioral disorders and mental problems since the age of six. Earlier in 1993, he was referred to a psychologist after school officials found a note stating he planned to kill himself and a classmate. Venhaus was hospitalized by…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Arline v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Bignall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Licon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
- David Cruz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2007
- James Lee Martin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- Juana Castillo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
- Licon, Jr., Ernesto v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
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