Legal Opinion

Goodman v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 30, 2006No. 2-04-413-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*827OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

I. Introduction

A jury convicted Appellant Louis Earl Goodman of manslaughter and assessed his punishment at eighteen years’ confinement. In three issues, Appellant contends: (1) the trial court erred by failing to submit the lesser included offense of criminally negligent homicide to the jury; (2) a fatal variance exists between the indictment and the proof at trial; and (3) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

On November 25, 2003, Appellant, Ted Garland, Henry Quinten Clay, and Shawn Davis were working the evening shift…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Zuniga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  5. Sims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ledbetter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  2. Crystal Gayle Ledbetter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  3. Edward Compton A/K/A Edward Jackson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2007
  4. Edward Compton A/K/A Edward Jackson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2007
  5. Goodman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006

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