Legal Opinion
Howley v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 27, 1997No. 01-95-00740-CRPublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NUCHIA, Justice.
A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated assault and assessed punishment at 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The trial court sentenced appellant in accordance with the jury’s assessment. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The victim in this case, Charles Goodwin, is a bail bondsman. Appellant contracted with Goodwin to bond appellant out of the Washington County jail. Kenneth Darnell, a Washington County deputy sheriff, saw appellant and Goodwin leave the jail together. They went to the home of appellant’s girlfriend so that she could sign some documents relating to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Miles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by99 opinions
- Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
- Avila v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
- Hearne v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
- Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
- Benavides v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
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