Legal Opinion

Flores v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided January 24, 2007No. 09-05-292 CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.

A jury found Gerardo Flores guilty of the capital murder of his two unborn children. He was sentenced to life in prison. His appellate issues concern the constitutionality of various sections of the Texas Penal Code, the trial court’s refusal to submit certain “lesser-included” offenses for the jury’s consideration, and the trial court’s denial of motions to suppress evidence. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The Facts

In the early morning hours of May 7, 2004, an ambulance carried E.B. to the hospital emergency room. She had delivered twins prematurely at…

2Cases cited42 opinions

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  4. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  3. Flores, Ex Parte GerardoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  4. Eguia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  5. Carlos Antonio Gonzales v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2010

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