Legal Opinion

Guthrie v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided October 13, 2004No. 10-03-00041-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

Tarra Fairtanya Guthrie was tried before a jury for solicitation of capital murder. The jury returned a guilty verdict and assessed punishment at ten years’ imprisonment, probated for ten years, and a $5,000 fine. Guthrie contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the requirements for corroboration under section 15.03(b) of the Texas Penal Code.

Finding error but no egregious harm, we will affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

Bobby Moore and Don Schwartz were employees at Watson’s Ranch and Farm. Don and Laura Schwartz were married and expecting…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Abdnor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Ovalle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Posey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Casey, Larry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  2. Davis v. LumpkinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2021
  3. Johnny Lee Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2018

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