Legal Opinion
Zorn v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided May 28, 2010No. 12-09-00134-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAM GRIFFITH, Justice.
Linda Zorn appeals her conviction for manslaughter. In five issues, Appellant argues that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the verdict and that the trial court erred by allowing the State to offer certain evidence and by excluding certain testimony offered by the defense. We affirm.
Background
On the evening of June 27, 2008, Appellant struck a pedestrian, J.B. Nowell, with her car as she drove through the Hide-AWay Lake community outside Lindale, Texas. The collision occurred on a narrow roadway on a downhill curve. Nowell died from his…
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