Legal Opinion
Gelabert v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided June 5, 1986No. 01-84-0617-CR, 01-84-0618-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOYT, Justice.
This is an appeal from two convictions for attempted capital murder of a police officer. The appellant entered pleas of not guilty. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for life in each case. We affirm.
On December 26, 1983, the appellant returned to Houston to visit her children from a former marriage. Following a quarrel with her children, she placed a gun to her head and threatened to commit suicide. The children, and the appellant’s former spouse, phoned the police from a neighbor’s home. The police were informed that the appellant was in the house, armed, and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Vanderbilt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. CaseyUtah Supreme Court · 2003
- Downs v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
- Chapman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
- Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
- Caraveo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
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