Modesett, Shad C

Texas Supreme Court·Decided December 15, 2015·No. WR-84,347-01·Published

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Defendant: SHAD CHRISTOPHER MODESETT JN #: 1531446-l CLERK'S ORiGil\lAL FILED 1--0'CLOCK_ _ M

Address: , , DEC 12 ZOtl

Complainant: Jonathan Esquivel DONNA KAY M~INNEY

DISTRICT CLERK

CoDefendants: JEXAR ~NTY, TEXAS

Offense Code/Cha.rge: 130116 - .AGG ASSLT WIOF.ADLY WPN BY~ •

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Court #: \ l '5 -IL. SfO tk4:?1.J99 Witness: State's Attorney· -------------------------~~~---~~m-qw.w••~v-----~~·~--------------------

TRUE BILL OF INDICTMENT

IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THFSTATF. OF TF..XAS, the Grand Jury of Bexar County, Staty of Texas, duly organized, empaneHe<.l :1ncl swom,·as such a1 the t~ovember tem1, A.D., 2012, of the }1S"'- Judicial District Court of said Cot!nty, in s·~id Court, at 8aid term, do present in and to said Court that in the County and State aforesaid, and anterior tc the pt·ese·ntm·ent of this indictment:

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