Juan Carlos Molina v. State

Opinion issued January 8, 2009

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-07-00923-CR

JUAN CARLOS MOLINA, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 174th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1082890

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Juan Carlos Molina, was charged with capital murder for having committed murder in the course of committing a kidnapping and robbery. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2) (Vernon Supp. 2008). Appellant pleaded not guilty. The State did not seek the death penalty. A jury convicted appellant and assessed punishment at…