Legal Opinion

Gary Bernard Allen v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided July 22, 2014No. 14-12-01086-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed July 22, 2014. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-12-01086-CR GARY BERNARD ALLEN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 434th Judicial District Court Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 10-DCR-054820 MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury heard evidence that appellant Gary Bernard Allen and the complainant Shafin Lark got into a drunken fight in May 2010, and appellant stabbed Lark to death. The jury found appellant guilty of murder, rejecting his claim of self defense, and assessed punishment at twenty years’ confinement.…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Saxton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Casey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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