Legal Opinion

David Cook v. State

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

Decided February 9, 2012No. 02-10-00338-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-10-00338-CR DAVID COOK APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE ---------- FROM THE 211TH DISTRICT COURT OF DENTON COUNTY ---------- OPINION ---------- In one point, appellant David Cook appeals his sentence of six years‘ confinement for manslaughter.1 We reverse the trial court‘s judgment on punishment only and remand for a new trial on punishment. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(d), 43.3(a). 1 See

Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.04(a) (West 2011) (―A person commits an offense if he recklessly causes the death of an individual.‖). Appellant does not…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Prystash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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