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Arnold v. State

Citations

  • 742 S.W.2d 10
  • 1987 WL 2744

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that a defendant “is entitled to an instruction on every defensive or mitigating issue raised by the evidence”
  • defining insanity as not knowing wrongfulness of one’s conduct resulting from severe mental disease or defect
  • no variance where indictment charged murder by stabbing or firearm and medical examiner testified that the fatal wound was inflicted by \cutting\
  • no variance where indictment charged murder by stabbing or firearm and medical examiner testified that the fatal wound was inflicted by 'cutting'
  • no error in refusing to instruct jury on voluntary intoxication because evidence did not raise issue

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Judges: Clinton, Onion

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