Legal Opinion

Fields v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 30, 2016No. 04-15-00585-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

Jason Pulliam, Justice

A jury found Devin Fields guilty of the offense of capital murder for the murders *51of Baby Girl Harrison and her unborn child. The State did not seek the death penalty, therefore, the trial court sentenced Fields to life imprisonment. On appeal, Fields argues the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction and the trial court erred when it admitted into evidence a note written by an accomplice witness, the crime scene video, and an autopsy photograph over his objections. The trial court’s judgment is affirmed.

I. Background

On July 4, 2013, Fields…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Wyatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Winfrey, Megan AKA Megan Winfrey HammondCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  5. Merritt, Ryan RashadCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Kerry Gittens v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2018
  2. Demetra Brumfield v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2022
  3. Gerry Handsborough v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2019
  4. Ikeal Wade Gardiner v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2024
  5. Isaac Cardenas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2019

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