Legal Opinion

Donald Francis Bernard v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided April 12, 2011No. 14-10-00044-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

Appellant Donald Francis Bernard appeals the trial court’s judgment and sentence of forty years for murdering his wife. In his only issue, appellant challenges the factual sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s finding that appellant did not prove that he caused his wife’s death under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. We conclude that the evidence is factually sufficient. As requested by the State, we modify the trial court’s judgment to reflect that appellant pleaded “guilty” to the charged offense, and we…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Asberry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  3. French v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Ervin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Ginger Deeanna Fisher v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  2. Anthony Authorlee v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2022
  3. Bridgett Lavell Roberson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2011
  4. Bridgett Lavell Roberson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2011
  5. David Lee Morales v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2020

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