Legal Opinion

Deaira Pitts v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 15, 2020No. 14-18-00987-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed September 15, 2020. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-18-00987-CR DEAIRA PITTS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 337th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1577116 MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury found appellant Deaira Pitts guilty of the murder of the complainant, Michael Simmons. Appellant now appeals her conviction asserting that it should be reversed because (1) the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction, (2) the trial court reversibly erred when it denied her request to include a defense…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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