Legal Opinion

Leal v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 20, 2017No. NUMBER 13-13-00712-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Memorandum Opinion by

Justice Longoria

Appellant Francisco Javier Leal was convicted of robbery, see Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 29.02 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.), and aggravated assault. See id. § 22.02 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.). On appeal, Leal asserts that the evidence was legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict on the offense of aggravated assault because the jury specifically found that he did not use a deadly weapon. We affirm.

I. Background

Crystal Arambula testified that on March 31, 2010, she was on her way to McAllen High School. Because she lacked…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Ruiz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1982
  5. William Alan Kennedy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Charles Ray Blacklock v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2020
  2. David Nino v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2020
  3. David Nino v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2020
  4. Joshua Ray Tibbits v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2024
  5. Kelvin Karl Miles v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2023

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