Legal Opinion
Kelly v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided May 24, 2006No. 10-05-00209-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
A jury convicted Terrence Dewaine Kelly of murder and attempted murder and assessed his punishment at life imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for each offense. Kelly contends in his sole point that the court erred by denying his request for an instruction in the charge on the affirmative defense of insanity. Because there is no testimony in the record providing a definite opinion on the issue of insanity, we will affirm.
Pertinent Testimony
Kelly cites the testimony of several witnesses to support his contention. The complainant in the attempted murder, Carolyn Thomas,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Ferrel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Denison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Stefanoff v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Christian Alberto Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
- Christopher D'Wayne Wiley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2009
- Howard Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2009
- Kelly v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
- Kevin Lee Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
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