Legal Opinion

Carolyn Barnes v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided July 13, 2016No. 03-13-00434-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-13-00434-CR Carolyn Barnes, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 10-663-K368, HONORABLE LLOYD DOUGLAS SHAVER, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury found Carolyn Barnes guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for having threatened and fired shots toward a 68-year-old census worker, and assessed sentence at three years in prison. See Tex. Penal Code § 22.02. Barnes1 contends on appeal that the district court abused its discretion by admitting…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Conner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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