Legal Opinion

McClesky v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided April 25, 2007No. 01-05-01056-CRPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Sandy Elee McClesky, appeals the trial court’s judgment convicting her for the murder of her husband, Jack McClesky, the complainant. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 2003). She pleaded not guilty to the jury, claiming self-defense. See Id. § 9.32. The jury found her guilty, and assessed punishment at 22 years in prison. In two points of error, appellant contends that the evidence that rebuts her claim of self-defense is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding of guilt for murder. We conclude that the evidence is legally…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Sims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  2. James v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  3. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  4. Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  5. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018

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