Legal Opinion

Levy v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided August 10, 1993No. 06-92-00093-CRPublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Dwayne Levy was convicted of aggravated assault on a Department of Criminal Justice guard. His punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction, was set at twenty-five years’ imprisonment and a $10,000.00 fine. Levy alleges error only at the punishment stage, viz, the admission into evidence of details of a prior offense, submission of an incorrect penalty range to the jury, refusal to submit a definition of “reasonable doubt” to the jury, and refusal of the trial judge to answer a question from the jury during deliberation. We overrule these contentions and affirm…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Stevens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Knox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Fairris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Pinkston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Cox, Kenyon GradyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Fields v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
  3. Clay v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  4. Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Matz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999

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