Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 4, 1997No. 2-96-223-CRPublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRIGHAM, Justice.

Appellant James Michael Davis, a periodontist and oral surgeon, was convicted by a jury of the involuntary manslaughter of a patient with a deadly weapon finding and was sentenced to five years in prison. In 56 points of error, he complains of the admission of extraneous acts evidence, jury charge error, failure to grant a mistrial, the deadly weapon finding, and double jeopardy. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The Indictment

A Tarrant County Grand Jury indicted Appellant for

recklessly causing] the death of ... Richard Garland, by administering to Richard Garland…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Hutch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Plummer, Marquis AndreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
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  4. Ronchekal Demune Yon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2013
  5. Adame v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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