Legal Opinion
Abney v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided September 23, 1999No. 14-97-00172-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOE L. DRAUGHN, Justice (Assigned).
Appellant, James Herbert Abney, was charged with the felony offenses of murder and attempted capital murder, to which he pleaded not guilty. After the jury found him guilty, they assessed a sentence of life imprisonment in the Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, and a $10,000 fine. Appellant challenges his conviction with ten points of error. We affirm.
Background
On August 1, 1996, Kervin Emmanuel, Christopher Bernard King, John Allen, Nunnie Doucet, and appellant were driving in Baytown in a vehicle belonging to Emmanuel’s sister.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Rojas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
- Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005
- McLendon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
- Grant v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
- Hines v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
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