Legal Opinion

Ashton Harry Matthews v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 2, 2015No. 02-14-00428-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LEE ANN DAUPHINOT, JUSTICE

A jury convicted Appellant Ashton Harry Matthews of assault of a public servant and assessed his punishment at five years’ confinement and a $2,500 fine. The trial court sentenced him accordingly. In his sole issue, Appellant conténds that the trial court reversibly erred by instructing the jury on a partial definition of “reasonable doubt.” Because the trial court did not reversibly err, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

At trial, Appellant properly and timely objected - to the partial' Geesa instruction. 1 The proper analysis of his complaint, then, is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Paulson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Vosberg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jacob Jordann Bright v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2016
  2. Jacob Jordann Bright v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 2015
  3. Jacob Jordann Bright v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Jamie Wilson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2018

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