Legal Opinion

Godsey v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided April 28, 1999No. 10-98-210-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL VANCE Justice

Gale Godsey, a registered nurse, appeals from a conviction for a Class A misdemeanor arising from an incident in a nursing home. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 22.01(a)(3), (e) (Vernon 1994 & Supp.1999). She was sentenced to 180 days in jail, probated for one year with a requirement of 80 hours of eom-munity service. Godsey appeals on seventeen points of error, complaining of the sufficiency of the evidence, double jeopardy and prosecutorial vindictiveness, improper admission of evidence, and improper jury argument. Finding no error that affects the outcome, we will affirm…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Banks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
  2. Donnell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
  3. Neal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
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  5. Derek Wayne Montez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008

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