Legal Opinion

Blissit v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided April 26, 2006No. 04-05-00048-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Opinion by

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Chief Justice.

Marvin Edward Blissit, Jr. was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault. On appeal, Blissit contends that the trial court erred by: (1) allowing an officer to comment on his refusal to waive his Miranda rights; (2) denying his request to charge the jury with the lesser-included offense of deadly conduct; and (3) denying his request for an instruction on self-defense. Because Blissit’s second issue is dispositive of this appeal, we do not reach the remaining issues. The trial court’s judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Hayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Jacob v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Josephus Duncan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
  2. Paul Irwin Jackson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
  3. Steve Mendiola v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2019

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