Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 23, 1981No. 59989PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TEAGUE, Judge.
Appellant, charged by indictment with committing attempted murder, appeals his conviction for aggravated assault, a lesser included offense, with punishment assessed by a jury at two years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.
Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence.
At the outset, we note fundamental error that must be considered in the interest of justice, see Art. 40.09, Sec. 13, V.A.C. C.P., hereinafter cited as C.C.P.
The entire instruction to the jury, governing the offense of aggravated assault, is as follows:
Aggravated assault is a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lakeside v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Bell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Meeks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
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