Legal Opinion

Sonny Contreras v. the State of Texas

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

Decided March 28, 2025No. 08-23-00211-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS SONNY CONTRERAS, § No. 08-23-00210-CR and 08-23-00211-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 109th District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of Winkler County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# DC23-6091 and DC23-6101) OPINION A jury found Appellant Sonny Contreras guilty of one count of felony murder and one count of injury to a child by omission in the death of his seven-month-old son. 1 The jury sentenced Contreras to 42 years’ confinement for felony murder, with injury to a child by act as the predicate felony, and 30 years’ confinement for injury to…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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