Legal Opinion

John Young v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided December 17, 2009No. 02-08-00312-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-08-312-CR

JOHN YOUNG APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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FROM THE 362ND DISTRICT COURT OF DENTON COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION (footnote: 1)

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Appellant John Young brings nine points in this appeal from his conviction by a jury for two counts of aggravated kidnapping, enhanced by two prior felony convictions. We affirm.

Legal and Factual Sufficiency

Because appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence in his eighth point, we review that point first.

Background Facts

Carlton Adger testified…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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