Legal Opinion

Meraz v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided July 18, 1986No. 08-84-00373-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from convictions for aggravated sexual abuse and injury to a child. The jury found the Appellant guilty of both offenses and sentenced him to eighteen years confinement for the offense of aggravated sexual abuse and eight years for the injury to a child offense. Prior to trial, a jury determined that the Appellant was competent to stand trial. The principal question in this case is the standard of review on the issue of competency to stand trial where the ground of error is that the finding of the jury is against the great weight and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  4. Barber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Patel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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