Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided October 12, 1995No. 13-93-184-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YANEZ, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murdering Jesus Verduzco and assessed his punishment at 35 years in prison. Appellant complains about the admission of evidence, the effectiveness of counsel, and the sufficiency of the evidence. We sustain appellant’s fourth point of error, reverse and acquit.

In point four, appellant contends the trial court erred in overruling his motion for instructed verdict. A challenge to a ruling on a motion for instructed verdict is actually a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence which will be considered as a sufficiency challenge. Madden…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Solis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. McCloud v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Cockrum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Burns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Henson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
  3. Meador v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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