Legal Opinion

Green v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 21, 1990No. 2-88-162-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*956OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

Green appeals his conviction for murder. Following his not guilty plea, the jury found Green guilty and assessed his punishment at twenty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $5,000 fine.

Green was • a bail bondsman. He had made three bail bonds for the victim, Shults, and the bonds had been ordered forfeited because of Shults’ failure to appear in court. At the time of the offense, Green was trying to apprehend Shults. When Shults fled, Green shot Shults in the back with number 4 shot fired from a .12 gauge shotgun.

On appeal, Green complains…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Arline v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  5. Tucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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