Legal Opinion
Sparks v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided January 27, 2005No. 01-03-00761-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELSA ALCALA, Justice.
In separate indictments, appellant, Donald Sparks, was charged with the felony-offenses of murder of Deborah Lauren Alexander (Lauren), and aggravated assault of Samuel Keith Thompson (Sammy). 1 Appellant pleaded not guilty to the charges before a single jury, which found him guilty of both offenses. The jury sentenced appellant to 75 years in prison and a $10,000 fíne for the murder of Lauren, and 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine for the aggravated assault of Sammy, and the trial court ordered that the sentences run concurrently.
In two issues, appellant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Hutch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Woodfox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Rue v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2009
- Cory Glen Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
- Cory Glen Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
- Deaira Pitts v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2020
- Dimas Gonzales v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2023
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