Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 29, 1984No. 12-81-0164-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COLLEY, Justice.

Wright was convicted of the offense of aggravated rape by a jury. Punishment was assessed by the jury at fifty years confinement. Wright seeks reversal based on six grounds of error contending that: (1) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for aggravated rape; (2) (3) the trial court erred in overruling his motions for instructed verdict; (4) (5) the trial court erred in failing to include the required culpable mental states in the court’s abstract definition of the offenses of rape and aggravated rape; and (6) the trial court erred in receiving his written…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lugo-Lugo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Rucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Daniel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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