Legal Opinion
Braylon Dominique Ellis v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 2017No. 02-16-00144-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BONNIE SUDDERTH, JUSTICE
In three issues, Appellant Braylon Dominique Ellis appeals his conviction for murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (West 2011). We affirm.
Background
On September 7, 2013, Andrea Brown discovered the dead body of her older brother Tommy Brown in his home after she went to check on him out of concern that no one had heard from or seen him for days. An investigation revealed that Tommy had been the victim of a love triangle with Appellant and Christina Rodriguez, whom Tommy had met as a pen pal while she was serving time in a penitentiary. Tommy reportedly also…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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3Cited by18 opinions
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