Legal Opinion
Gifford v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided October 15, 1998No. 14-96-00924-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FOWLER, Justice.
Appellant, Chad Herbert Gifford (“Gif-ford”), appeals from his conviction of one count of Aggravated Assault and one count of Deadly Conduct. See TexPenal Code Ann. §§ 22.02, 22.05 (Vernon 1994). The trial court, after hearing evidence, sentenced Gif-ford to five years imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Gifford appeals on five points of error. We reverse the trial court’s sentence.
THE CONTROVERSY
On or about July 28, 1995, Gifford shot a weapon at a passing pickup truck that contained three occupants: Robert W. Brock-man,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Vaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Jagaroo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
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- Aldrich v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Aldrich v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
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