Legal Opinion

Niles v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 13, 2018No. PD-0234-17PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*565 Q And what exactly did he say?

A I am going to shoot everyone.

Q How did you respond to that?

A I said, including me. And it wasn't in a joke that I said that. I said, including me.

Q And what did he say?

A He didn't say anything. Just stone cold face, just sat there, didn't respond at all.

Q So once he says this and you ask him including me, then what happens?

A It brought an uneasy feeling in my stomach immediately.

Q And then what happened?

A We concluded the conversation and in that time Robert Gordon who was with me at that time, you know, he and I went over to-we have a chain of command. I'm…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. Antoine James Garrett v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2025
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