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COOKS v. STATE

No. 06-04-00079-CR.

169 S.W.3d 288 (2005)

Gary COOKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided June 2, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy A. Hornsby, Miller, James, Miller & Hornsby, Texarkana, for appellant.

Nicole Habersang, Asst. Dist. Atty., Texarkana, for appellee.

Before MORRISS, C.J., ROSS and CARTER, JJ.

OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.

After kidnapping his former girlfriend, Delana Atkins, at gunpoint as she left work, Gary Cooks forced Atkins to drive her car away from her workplace. Atkins' panicked, erratic driving—resulting from Cooks abducting Atkins, threatening her life, and shooting his gun in the car—prompted Cooks to take over the wheel. Atkins' subsequent, unsuccessful attempt...

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