Legal Opinion
Shute v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided April 10, 1997No. 01-96-00629-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MIRABAL, Justice.
The trial court found appellant, John Shute, guilty of attempted murder and sentenced him to twelve-years confinement. We affirm.
This case had been in the Texas courts for nearly a decade. Appellant was originally charged with attempted capital murder of a peace officer. After appellant waived a trial by jury, he pled not guilty, but stipulated that he “unlawfully, with intent to commit murder, attempted] to cause the death of [the complainant], by intentionally shooting a gun in the direction of the Complainant.” The sole issue before the trial court was whether…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Ex Parte GrangerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Dedrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Jackie Vance Lowery v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
- John Lee Shute v. State of Texas and Tommy ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Ex Parte: Sergio Castillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2007
- Gerald Lane Bourque v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2011
- Gerald Lane Bourque v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2011
- Larry Green v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
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