Legal Opinion
Keeter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 6, 2002No. 1057-01PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
in which WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
We granted the State’s petition to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in failing to give proper deference to the trial court’s ruling. We will reverse.
A. BACKGROUND
1. Trial
In May 1998, appellant lived with Eva and her eight-year-old daughter, J.K. On May 21st, the girl’s father (Travis) and his fiancee (Rhonda) arrived unannounced and asked that the child be permitted to come to their home for a summer visit. Eva was not home at the time, but appellant allowed Travis and Rhonda to take J.K. out to eat. At the…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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4Cited by234 opinions
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- Colyer, Wilkie Schell Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
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