Legal Opinion

Demetrius Peterson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided April 29, 2004No. 01-02-01226-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Demetrius J. Peterson, guilty of the first degree felony offense of intentional injury to a child 1 and, after finding that a deadly weapon was used or exhibited in the commission of the offense, assessed appellant’s punishment at confinement for 50 years. In three issues, appellant contends that (1) the evidence was factually insufficient to prove that he intentionally injured the child by burning her, (2) the evidence was legally insufficient to prove that he injured the child with his “hands, feet, or an unknown object,” and (3) the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Fuller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Derrick Jermaine Black v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012
  2. Julie Michelle Stastny v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2023
  3. Leslie Kenneth Holte, II v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
  4. Ruben Castillo, Jr v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2026
  5. Sergio Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2018

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