Legal Opinion

Land v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided March 27, 1997No. 01-96-00254-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Gerald Eugene Land, was charged in two paragraphs with aggravated assault by causing bodily injury with a deadly weapon; one paragraph alleged an automobile as the deadly weapon, and the other alleged a tire tool. The offense was enhanced by allegations of two prior felony convictions for aggravated assault and robbery. In a general verdict, a jury found appellant guilty and, having found the enhancement allegations true, assessed punishment at 60 years in prison. We address whether the trial court erred in: (1) not submitting unrequested jury instructions on…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Hayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kenneth Ramone Dearborn, II v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  2. Adrian C. Gonzalez v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2024
  3. Alvarado v. Wingfoot Enterprises, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  4. Alvarado v. Wingfoot Enterprises, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  5. Land v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997

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