Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 29, 1988No. 69649PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TEAGUE, Judge.
After a change of venue from Webb County to Zapata County, Rogelio Rangel Hernandez, hereinafter appellant, was convicted by a jury of Capital Murder for intentionally causing the death of Jose Gerardo “Curly” Herrera, who was then employed as a detention officer at the Webb County Jail, a penal institution, while appellant was incarcerated on an unrelated charge, and his punishment assessed at death. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, §§ 19.-03(a)(5) and 1.07(a)(26). Appeal to this Court is automatic. See Tex.R.App.Proc., Rule 40(b)(1).
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2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by92 opinions
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