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Lewis v. State

Citations

  • 815 S.W.2d 560
  • 1991 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 97
  • 1991 WL 77606

How courts have described this case

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  • holding no error occurred when trial court gave abstract instruction on transferred intent but did not include the issue of transferred intent in the application paragraph
  • concluding there was no error in giving superfluous abstract instruction on transferred intent when the issue of transferred intent was not incorporated into the application paragraph
  • holding no error occurred by overruling objection and giving abstract instruction on transferred intent when the issue of transferred intent was not incorporated into the application paragraph
  • holding no error occurred by overruling objection and giving abstract instruction on transferred intent when the issue of transferred intent was not incorporated into the application paragraph
  • explaining that statements are admissible as nonhearsay when offered against party who made them
  • Defendant entitled to question witness about pending indictment and any benefit expected or promised in return for testifying.

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Judges: Benavides, Clinton, Maloney, Baird

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