Legal Opinion

Weeks v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided October 14, 1992No. 11-90-045-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The jury convicted appellant of attempted murder. After finding that appellant had two prior felony convictions, the jury assessed punishment at confinement for life. We affirm.

Appellant has briefed five points of error, arguing that: (1) he has not been provided with a complete record on appeal; (2) the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict; (3) the jury instructions were fundamentally defective; (4) the trial court heard arguments and made rulings in appellant’s absence; and (5) the trial court made improper comments during voir dire. We will first…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Flanagan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Ransom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Mares v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. SmithNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
  2. Weeks v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  3. Lopez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
  4. Smallwood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
  5. State v. JonesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000

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