· 11/28/1990
DeBlanc v. State
Citations
- 799 S.W.2d 701
- 1990 WL 160397
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- motion for recusal should be in writing and filed ten days before trial or hearing
- “It is axiomatic that before a party may assert error in any of the trial court actions that error must be brought to the trial court’s attention.”
- failure to instruct jury that witness was an accomplice as a matter of law did not cause “egregious” harm because only an “unreasonable jury” would conclude that witness was not an accomplice
- failure to instruct jury that witness was an accomplice as a matter of law did not cause \egregious\ harm because only an \unreasonable jury\ would conclude that witness was not an accomplice
- A A State = s witness who has been indicted for the same offense as the defendant is considered to be an > accomplice as a matter of law. = @
- “Given the unrefuted, unquestioned evidence that [the witness] was an active participant in the murder . . . only an unreasonable jury would find that the State’s witness was not an accomplice . . . .”
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Judges: Mecormick, Clinton, Teague, Sturns
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