Legal Opinion
Keith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 29, 1989No. 1361-88PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
WHITE, Judge.
Appellant was originally convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a trial before the court, and sentenced to ten years confinement. V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 19.05. On direct appeal the Court of Appeals held the evidence was insufficient to establish that appellant was aware of, but consciously disregarded the substantial and unjustifiable risk of his actions. Keith v. State, 692 S.W.2d 921, 923 (Tex.App.—14th Dist. 1985).1 As a result, the Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court, and ordered an acquittal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
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3Cited by32 opinions
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