Legal Opinion

Pruett, Jeffery Lynn

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 25, 2017No. PD-0251-16PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.

Appellant was convicted of arson, .and the jury made a deadly-weapon finding. The question before us is whether the fire started by appellant was a deadly weapon when the fire was started with an acceler-ant in a residential neighborhood, was left unattended and uncontrolled by appellant, and was ultimately extinguished through the efforts of appellant’s neighbors and the Fort Worth Fire Departmeht. Because the record supports a finding that the fire was capable of causing death or serious bodily injury, we hold that the deadly-weapon finding was proper. Consequently, we reverse the…

3Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Drichas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. McCain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Johnson, Manley DewayneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014

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4Cited by20 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Adam Taylor Barensprung v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2023
  3. Brian Espy v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2025
  4. Christopher Robert Kelley v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2026
  5. Garcia, VitalCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2023

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