Legal Opinion

Meza v. State

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

Decided December 16, 2004No. 08-03-00094-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.

Maria Meza was convicted of hindering the apprehension or prosecution of her son, Ricardo, who was wanted for a felony. The jury sentenced her to five years in prison, but recommended that the sentence be suspended. In accordance with the jury’s verdict, the trial court sentenced Meza to five years in prison, probated for five years. On appeal, Meza argues that the State committed prosecutorial misconduct by asking her irrelevant and unduly prejudicial questions during the punishment stage of the trial and that the trial court erred by attaching unreasonable and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Leday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Prystash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Perez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
  4. Pearson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Hull v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Cynthia Chaparro v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2010
  2. Cynthia Chaparro v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2010
  3. Juan Antonio Vasquez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
  4. Linda Chavez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2007
  5. State v. Javier Bonifacio Barrera Alaniz, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2016

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