Legal Opinion

Gordon v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 8, 2005No. 2-04-160-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Appellant Michael Alexander Gordon a/k/a Michael A. Gordon appeals from his conviction for criminally negligent homicide. In two points, he contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to prove that he used or exhibited a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense. We affirm.

Procedural Background

After B.C., the son of appellant’s girlfriend, was seriously injured and subsequently died after being in appellant’s care, appellant was indicted for capital murder and injury to a child by striking the child with or against “an object unknown…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Zuniga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  4. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Margraves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Wingfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
  2. Davis, DeWayne v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  3. Douglas Dwane Shirley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
  4. Ennis Lee Denson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  5. Ennis Lee Denson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009

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