Legal Opinion

Luke Matthew Sweetser v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided August 1, 2023No. 08-22-00192-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS LUKE MATTHEW SWEETSER, § No. 08-22-00192-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 350th Judicial District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of Taylor County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 14606-D) OPINION BACKGROUND In a single issue, Appellant challenges his conviction of murder on grounds the trial court erroneously admitted testimony in violation of Article 38.35 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. We affirm. Factual Background On December 12, 2016, Thomas Niblo was shot in his home in Abilene, Texas. 1 Appellant was married to Thomas’s sister,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Solomon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  3. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Rhomer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2019
  5. Daniel Rahim Sexton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999

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