Legal Opinion
Doyle Sherman Ard v. State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided October 30, 2002No. 10-00-00283-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle Sherman Ard v. State
IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-00-283-CR
DOYLE SHERMAN ARD,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 249th District Court
Johnson County, Texas
Trial Court # F33777
O P I N I O N
On New Year’s Eve, Doyle Sherman Ard and Robert Davis were at Ard’s apartment. Both were intoxicated. Ard got a pistol and discharged it twice, seriously injuring Davis’s finger. Ard was indicted for assault with a deadly weapon. The issue at trial was whether Ard’s shooting of Davis was an accident, or an intentional or knowing act.
The State called three witnesses at trial: Davis and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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