context: In short, all parts of the demonstration, both disputed and undisputed, were supported by facts in evidence. Detective Reynolds' testimony was based on his personal observations as well as his deductions. Given the State's evidence and the reasonable inferences that may be drawn from it, we find the demonstration was substantially similar to the actual event as theorized by the State.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: upholding demonstration in which State re-created how husband's body was found in bed and wife was asked to demonstrate how she claimed to have shot husband in self-defense
citation_a.sentence: See Valdez, 776 S.W.2d at 168-69 (upholding in-court demonstration of six disarming techniques by which a person might take police officer’s weapon when sufficient evidence supported inference that defendant was able to disarm officer and use his weapon to shoot him); Stembridge v. State, 94 Tex.Crim. 207, 250 S.W. 180, 181 (1928) (upholding demonstration in which State re-created how husband’s body was found in bed and wife was asked to demonstrate how she claimed to have shot husband in self-defense); see also United States v. Wanoskia, 800 F.2d 235, 238 (10th Cir.1986) (upholding in-court demonstration using estimate of length of deceased wife’s arms to show she could not have shot herself as husband claimed).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 800 F.2d 235, 238
citation_b.parenthetical: upholding in-court demonstration using estimate of length of deceased wife's arms to show she could not have shot herself as husband claimed
citation_b.sentence: See Valdez, 776 S.W.2d at 168-69 (upholding in-court demonstration of six disarming techniques by which a person might take police officer’s weapon when sufficient evidence supported inference that defendant was able to disarm officer and use his weapon to shoot him); Stembridge v. State, 94 Tex.Crim. 207, 250 S.W. 180, 181 (1928) (upholding demonstration in which State re-created how husband’s body was found in bed and wife was asked to demonstrate how she claimed to have shot husband in self-defense); see also United States v. Wanoskia, 800 F.2d 235, 238 (10th Cir.1986) (upholding in-court demonstration using estimate of length of deceased wife’s arms to show she could not have shot herself as husband claimed).