Legal Opinion

Eric Dewayne Watts v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided May 8, 2012No. 14-11-00019-CR, 14-11-00020-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

Appellant Eric Dewayne Watts was convicted in two separate cause numbers: the first, for acting as a guard company without a license; and the second, for unlawfully carrying a weapon. See Tex. Occup. Code § 1702.102 (West 2012); Tex. Penal Code § 46.02 (West 2012). Punishment was assessed at three days’ confinement, forfeiture of the weapon, and a fíne of one thousand dollars per count. In three issues, appellant argues that the trial court erred by allowing the prosecutor to engage in improper jury argument, by unreasonably restricting the scope of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  4. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Gaddis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Nathan G. Mims v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  2. Jacob Brent Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. Damon Orlando Milton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2018
  4. Billy Keith Mims v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
  5. Broussard, ReginaldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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