Legal Opinion
Schofield v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided August 17, 1983No. 08-83-00190-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHULTE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The judge assessed punishment at life imprisonment. We affirm.
Grounds of Error Nos. One and Two contend that the jury’s verdict was contrary to the great weight and preponderance of the evidence that Appellant was legally insane at the time of the alleged offense. Appellant relies upon Kiernan v. State, 84 Tex.Cr.R. 500, 208 S.W. 518 (Tex.Cr.App.1919) and Gardner v. State, 85 Tex.Cr.R. 103, 210 S.W. 694 (Tex.Cr.App.1919). We agree with his contention that the present Texas Courts of Appeals have authority to overturn such…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Casias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Schuessler v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1983
- Hackey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Page v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bennett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
- Leyva v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
- Enriquez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
- Inman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Ramirez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
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