Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 20, 2008No. 2-07-034-CR, 2-07-035-CR, 2-07-036-CRPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
2Per curiam
Appellant Robert Drew Stephenson appeals his convictions for retaliation, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated assault. We affirm.
Introduction
Appellant’s ex-girlfriend, Lisa Cleveland, claimed that appellant abducted her on March 5, 2006, and confined her until she escaped on March 24, 2006. During the course of the abduction, appellant burned Cleveland on the back with a torch and locked her in his grandmother’s old trunk. Although the pair left appellant’s house on several occasions, Cleveland did not seek help or escape because of appellant’s threats.
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3Cases cited38 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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4Cited by35 opinions
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- State v. FroidCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Antonio Fitzgerald Cox v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
- Benjamin Ramirez A/K/A Pedro Armendarez A/K/A Esequel Pena A/K/A Efren Lopez A/K/A Raul Perez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010
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