Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 6/10/1998

Moore v. State

Citations

969 S.W.2d 4
1998 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 75
1998 WL 300949

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holding that when evidence might support finding defendant killed one victim in self-defense, yet murdered second victim without justification, lesser-included offense instruction regarding murder of just second victim is appropriate
holding that requisite mental state established through defendant’s words, acts, and/or conduct.
requiring that the evidence could acquit the defendant of the greater offense while convicting him of the lesser included offense
holding evidence that murder occurred during violent fight, including victim’s attempt to run appellant over with a car, sufficient to raise sudden passion
holding evidence that murder occurred dur- ing violent fight, including victim’s attempt to run appellant over with a car, sufficient to raise sudden passion
explaining that the lesser included offense must be included within the proof necessary to establish the offense charged

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Judges: Womack, Baird, Mansfield, Price, Holland, Keller, Meyers, McCormick, Overstreet, Court'S

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