Legal Opinion
Ruffin v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided August 8, 2007No. 10-06-00215-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
In a consolidated trial, a jury convicted Stephen Ruffin of nine charges of aggravated assault on a public servant for shooting at law enforcement officers during a standoff at his house. The jury assessed his punishment at ten years’ imprisonment for each charge. Ruffin contends in three issues that: (1) the court abused its discretion by excluding expert testimony that because of mental illness Ruffin did not know he was shooting at law enforcement officers; (2) the evidence is legally insufficient to prove that Ruffin committed three of the charged offenses…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- Sells v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Manrique v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Ruffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
- Porter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
- John Christopher Porter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
- Kimberly Waldrep, Individually and as Natural Parent and Next Friend of Haley Waldrep, a Minor v. Kiewit Texas Mining Company D/B/A Walnut Creek Mining Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
- Ruffin, Stephen D.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
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