Legal Opinion
Zayas v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided September 16, 1998No. 13-96-434-CRPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YANEZ, Justice.
After pleading not guilty, Carlos Rafael Zayas was tried before a jury and found guilty of burglary of a habitation.1 By four points of error, appellant challenges the conviction, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing improperly obtained evidence to be presented to the jury, refusing to declare a mistrial based upon improper argument by the State, and not allowing the defense to reopen its case after each side had rested. We affirm.
Appellant was arrested after a homeowner on Moorefield Road in Hidalgo County, Texas noticed him carrying things out of a neighbor’s…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Peek v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Gordon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
- Akins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Alford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
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