Legal Opinion

Christopher Garfias v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided August 9, 2012No. 02-06-00398-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON REMAND

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

In one issue raised within his supplemental brief on the remand of this appeal from the court of criminal appeals, 1 appellant Christopher Garfias contends that his convictions for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon violate his constitutional right to be free from double jeopardy. We affirm in part and vacate in part.

Background Facts

One early morning in 2006, appellant went to a gas station store in Hurst and shot the clerk, Shahid Shahid, four times, critically injuring him. As a result of that…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Bigon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  4. Ex Parte CavazosCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. Vick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Garfias, ChristopherCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  2. Denton, Ex Parte William CharlesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  3. Denton, Ex Parte William CharlesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  4. Denton, Ex Parte William CharlesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  5. Garfias, ChristopherCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014

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