Legal Opinion

Asberry v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided May 2, 1991No. 05-90-00025-CRPublishedCited by 1,493 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

. OPINION

ONION, Justice.

A jury found the appellant guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at fifty-five years’ imprisonment. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1989). He appeals.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. The evidence shows that the appellant shot and killed Steven Huckaby with a firearm, a deadly weapon, as alleged in the indictment. Both of appellant’s points of error concern the admission of evidence. Initially, appellant urges that the trial court committed fundamental error in permitting the arresting police…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gainous v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by1,493 opinions

  1. Bigley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. French v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Jeffery v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
  4. Joseph v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  5. Nolan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001

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