Legal Opinion
Paulson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 4, 2000No. 829-99PublishedCited by 693 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
McCORMICK, P. J., and MANSFIELD, KELLER, and WOMACK, J.J., joined.
At Paulson’s misdemeanor theft trial, the judge did not give the jury the reason*571able doubt definition that Geesa v. State1 requires. Although Paulson neither requested the jury instruction nor objected to its omission at trial, he argued on appeal that Geesa and Reyes v. State2 require reversal. The Court of Appeals “reluctantly” agreed and remanded the case for a new trial.3 The State now asks us to reconsider Reyes and portions of Geesa. We overrule that part of our decision in Geesa that required an instruction on the…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Victor v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Proctor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Marquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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4Cited by693 opinions
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