Legal Opinion · Dissent

Soto v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 19, 1984No. 464-83Published

1DissentClinton, Judge

The majority would have it that “[ajnother reason that entrapment is not established as a matter of law is the failure of the evidence to show that Cervantes was a law enforcement agent under Sec. 8.06 ...” 1 That reason has not been made an issue in this cause, so the Court ought not to reach out for it to reverse the judgment of the Austin Court of Appeals.

Jurisdiction of this Court in a cause such as the one at bar is “to review a decision of a Court of Appeals in a criminal case as provided by law,” Article V, § 5, Constitution of the State of Texas. The Legislature has provided by law…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Norman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Bush v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Langford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Rangel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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