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East v. State

Citations

  • 76 S.W.3d 736
  • 2002 Tex. App. LEXIS 3961
  • 2002 WL 826618

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  • concluding that, in order to assert defensive issue of necessity, defendant must admit conduct charged in indictment
  • concluding that in order to assert defensive issue of necessity, defendant must admit conduct charged in indictment
  • concluding that in order to assert defensive issue of necessity, defendant must admit conduct charged in indictment
  • concluding that, in order to assert defensive issue of necessity, defendant must admit conduct charged in indictment
  • noting that court of criminal appeals has explained that \'admitting the conduct' does not always mean admitting the commission of every statutory element of the offense.\
  • stating denial of intent to kill did not preclude self-defense when defendant admitted pulling out gun, firing shot into air, and having finger on trigger when fatal shot fired

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Judges: Davis, Vance, Gray

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