Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 6/8/1977
Church v. State
Citations
- 552 S.W.2d 138
- 1977 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1172
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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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