Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 23, 1989No. C14-88-00357-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder. A jury found Appellant guilty and that a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the offense. They assessed his punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at confinement for life in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm.

Appellant asserts four points of error on appeal. In his first point of error, Appellant contends that evidence at trial justified a charge on voluntary manslaughter, and the trial court erred in refusing to include Appellant’s requested charge on voluntary manslaughter…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Marquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Stahl v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Fry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  2. Bisby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Ortiz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
  4. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
  5. Jose Guadelupe Guerrero v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017

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