Legal Opinion

Bumguardner v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided February 18, 1998No. 10-97-036-CRPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Michael Lee Bumguard-ner of the offense of murder and assessed punishment at twenty three years’ confinement. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 1994).

In his first point of error, Bumguardner alleges that the evidence is factually insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not shoot the victim in self-defense. The second point of error asserts that the court erred in submitting a jury instruction which limited his right of self-defense. Point of error three alleges that the jury determined his sentence by lot. The fourth…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Hayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  2. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2001
  3. Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  4. Carmen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  5. Fink v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003

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