Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided May 31, 2000No. 12-99-00028-CRPublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WORTHEN, Justice.

James Allen Lee appeals his convictions for one count of aggravated assault and two counts of injury to a child. After a jury trial on the issue of guilt, the trial court sentenced Appellant to forty years’ imprisonment on each count. In seven issues, Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the convictions, certain evidence is inadmissible, and the trial court erred in allowing improper jury argument by the State. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTS

In March of 1998, Appellant was living with Kelley McDonald, their two daughters, and Kelley’s…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by89 opinions

  1. Montgomery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  3. Bowden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Baldwin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  5. Gant v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009

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