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Bryant v. State

Citations

  • 923 S.W.2d 199
  • 1996 Tex. App. LEXIS 2059
  • 1996 WL 269201

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  • disagreeing with Raymond v. State, 640 S.W.2d 678 (Tex.App.—El Paso 1982, pet ref'd) and Leos v. State, 880 S.W.2d 180 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 1994, no pet.)
  • “the State’s appeal to the jury that ‘we must have rules of conduct’ in a civilized society and its attempt to focus the jurors’ attention on ‘crime’ or ‘batterers’ was a proper plea for law enforcement”
  • \the State's appeal to the jury that 'we must have rules of conduct' in a civilized society and its attempt to focus the jurors' attention on 'crime' or 'batterers' was a proper plea for law enforcement\
  • defendant “stiffened up” and jerked his right arm back; swung his body around, propelling him and officer to ground; and continued to hold his right arm stiffly underneath his body while officer handcuffed his left arm; evidence sufficient

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Judges: Cummings and Vance

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