Legal Opinion

Young v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 27, 1980No. 58603PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment, enhanced by two pri- or convictions, was assessed at life imprisonment.

At the outset, we note as unassigned error in the interest of justice, 1 fundamental error in the court’s charge which mandates the reversal of appellant’s conviction.

V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Section 19.02, provides that:

“(a) A person commits an offense if he:(1) intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual;(2) intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cumbie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Plunkett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Gooden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Daniels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Mims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Dunn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1983
  4. Andrade v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Mims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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