Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 1973No. 46630PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment.

Appellant’s first ground of error alleges that the jury “ . . . failed to follow the court’s instructions and definitions specifically regarding circumstantial evidence.”

This statement is too general to apprise this Court of the specific error of which appellant complains. See Art. 40.09, § 9, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. However, from the arguments accompanying appellant’s first ground of error, it appears that his position is that the circumstantial evidence, on which the State’s case…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Verret v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Rascon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. McClennon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1990
  5. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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