Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided May 12, 2004No. 10-02-00146-CRPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FELIPE REYNA, Justice.

Jerry Don Thomas was convicted of six counts of indecency with a child and was sentenced to seven years’ confinement. Thomas complains on appeal that the court erred by (1) excluding evidence of the victim’s motive during cross-examination of the victim, (2) denying Thomas’s motion for mistrial when the prosecution violated a motion in limine, and (3) limiting Thomas’s cross-examination of witnesses. We affirm.

EXCLUDED TESTIMONY

In his first issue, Thomas complains that the court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the victim’s motive. During…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Mozon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Potier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  3. Dixon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Geuder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. McClenton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  2. Petruccelli v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  3. Amador Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2015
  4. Anthony Petruccelli v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  5. Anthony Petruccelli v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005

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