Legal Opinion

Cody Troy Dacus v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided February 17, 2010No. 08-08-00026-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

CODY TROY DACUS,

Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

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No. 08-08-00026-CR

Appeal from the

Criminal District Court No. 7

of Dallas County, Texas

(TC# F-0645047-Y)

O P I N I O N

After Appellant, Cody Dacus, pled guilty to murder, a jury sentenced him to ninety-nine years' confinement. Appellant brings five issues on appeal, challenging the jury charge, the dismissal of a juror, and the admission of evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

The facts are well known to the parties, and we do not recite them here in detail. Suffice it to…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Posey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Mozon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Middleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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