Legal Opinion

Lyons v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided June 27, 1984No. 01-81-0578-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated kidnapping, and the trial court assessed his punishment at 60 years incarceration. He brings two grounds of error on appeal.

In his first ground, appellant alleges that the trial court erred in refusing to admit certain testimony excluded pursuant to the State’s motion in limine.

The complainant testified that she had never met appellant before he attacked her in a shopping center parking lot and kidnapped her, threatening to kill her if she did not cooperate with his sexual demands. However, appellant testified that he met…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Phenix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. William Leroy Wright v. The State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. Valerio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Christ v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Culverhouse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Soliz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
  3. Prejean v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
  4. Kelley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Culverhouse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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