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Church v. State

Citations

  • 552 S.W.2d 138
  • 1977 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1172

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that evidence defendant grabbed complainant and held knife to her throat was sufficient to prove threat of serious bodily injury
  • holding that evidence defendant grabbed complainant and held knife to her throat was sufficient to prove threat of serious bodily injury
  • holding that evidence defendant grabbed complainant and held knife to her throat was sufficient to prove threat of serious bodily injury
  • “When both force and threats are alleged . . . it is not necessary that either the force or the threats measure up to the standard of the statutory definition; the cogency which one contributes to the other may be sufficient.”

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Judges: Douglas

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