Legal Opinion

State v. Stukes

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 23, 2016No. 14-15-00287-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*573OPINION

J. Brett Busby, Justice

A grand jury indicted appellee Joan Frances Stakes for continuing family violence, a third-degree felony under section 25.11 of the Texas Penal Code. On appel-lee’s motion, the trial court quashed the indictment. The State appeals the order quashing the indictment. We reverse and remand the cause to the trial court because the indictment sufficiently alleges the required elements of the offense.

Background

Appellee was indicted on February 2, 2015. The indictment alleges she:... on or about July 3, 2013, did then and there intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. State v. MoffCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  4. State v. MaysCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. State v. EdmondCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Buxton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. State v. DonaldsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  3. State v. James Burke Jarreau, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2018
  4. Buxton v. Lorie Davis-Director TDCJ-CIDDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2021
  5. Cecil Darnell Worthy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018

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