Legal Opinion

McGahey v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 28, 1988No. 2-86-234-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

Appellant, Andrew Swanner McGahey, was convicted of the offense of aggravated sexual assault. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 22.021 (Vernon Supp.1987). Punishment was assessed at thirty-five years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court should have charged the jury as to the lesser included offense of sexual assault. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 22.011 (Vernon Supp.1987). In determining whether appellant was entitled to a charge on a lesser included offense, we are required to consider all the evidence presented…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Royster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Cordova v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Aguilar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Simpkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Curtis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  2. Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
  3. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001
  4. Valdez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
  5. Valdez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999

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