Legal Opinion

Guy Wayne Lynch v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided January 25, 2023No. 10-22-00154-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-22-00154-CR GUY WAYNE LYNCH, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 443rd District Court Ellis County, Texas Trial Court No. 42838CR MEMORANDUM OPINION In his sole issue on appeal, appellant, Guy Wayne Lynch, challenges his murder conviction for which he received a sentence of seventy-five years in prison. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02(b). Specifically, Lynch contends that the trial court erred by refusing a punishment instruction on sudden passion. We affirm. Lynch’s Requested Instruction on Sudden Passion At trial, Lynch testified that he…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Bignall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Middleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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