Legal Opinion

Skidmore v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 13, 1993No. 6-90-035-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*751OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Charles Craig Skidmore appeals his conviction for bodily injury to a child. In nine points of error, he contends that the State did not prove the culpable mental state required for the offense; that the great weight and preponderance of the evidence does not support his conviction; that the trial court’s voir dire instructions were erroneous; that photographs and hearsay evidence were erroneously admitted; and that the prosecutor’s closing argument im-permissibly commented on his failure to testify. Skidmore also complains that the jury charge erroneously…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Dillon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Zarco v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  2. Moore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
  3. Cover v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1995
  4. Hill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1994
  5. Christopher Kotaska v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002

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