Legal Opinion

Morales v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 19, 1982No. 60653PublishedCited by 119 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault. The jury assessed punishment at five years.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict of the jury in that it was not established that the knife used by appellant to injure the complainant was in fact a deadly weapon as alleged in the indictment.

The State presented testimony from two witnesses. Rosa Jimenez, the complainant, testified that on June 10, 1978, she went to the El Jacalito Bar with Anita Vasquez. Jiminez said that at the bar “some guys” sat down at their…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Denham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Alvarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Windham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

3Cited by119 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Tucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  3. Nickerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
  4. Billey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
  5. Victor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994

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