Legal Opinion

Douglas Lynn Kirk v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided January 23, 2014No. 02-12-00095-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-12-00095-CR DOUGLAS LYNN KIRK APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE ------------ FROM THE 297TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY ------------ DISSENTING OPINION ------------ I agree that the evidence sufficiently supports the murder conviction and that any error in the admission of evidence was harmless. But I disagree with the majority’s holding that the trial court did not err by supplementing the jury charge sua sponte after the jury had begun deliberating. This court has noted, Article 36.16 of the code of criminal procedure…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Tucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Bustillos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Nowlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  5. Roberson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003

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