Bergeron v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
December 2004
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 230th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Bignall v. State · Saunders v. State · Dowden v. State · Schweinle v. State · Stine v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[AJppellant points to the evidence that complainant was the physical aggressor; appellant was merely trying to ward complainant off when he drew his knife and stuck complainant in the groin; appellant did not intend to seriously injure or kill complainant.... None of this evidence indicates that appellant failed to perceive the risk that complainant might be seriously injured or killed as a result of appellant’s use of the knife. There is no evidence meriting the inclusion of a charge on criminally negligent homicide ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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