Legal Opinion

Thornton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 27, 1999No. 2-98-348-CRPublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

In fifteen points, appellant Angela Christine Thornton challenges her eonviction for serious bodily injury to a child by omission. Points one through three are challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence. In points four and five, she complains the trial court allowed the State to commit the jury to a specific set of facts for a specific punishment. In points six through eleven, she contends the court improperly admitted “back-door” hearsay. In points twelve through fifteen, she contends the trial court improperly admitted an edited transcript from a talk show…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  3. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
  5. Wright v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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