Cooks v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.
After kidnapping his former girlfriend, Delana Atkins, at gunpoint as she left work, Gary Cooks forced Atkins to drive her car away from her workplace. Atkins’ panicked, erratic driving — resulting from Cooks abducting Atkins, threatening her *290life, and shooting his gun in the car— prompted Cooks to take over the wheel. Atkins’ subsequent, unsuccessful attempt to escape the car succeeded only in seriously injuring her. Seeking “witnesses” that he did not push Atkins from the car, Cooks took Atkins, first, to an anesthesiologist friend of Cooks and, then,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Sterner v. Marathon Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Burgess v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
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- Cooks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
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