Legal Opinion

Ariel Medina v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 8, 2013No. 14-12-00383-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Appellant Ariel Medina was convicted by a jury of unlawful use of a criminal instrument. On appeal, he argues that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s guilty verdict. We conclude that the truck at issue was a criminal instrument and appellant set up that instrument with intent to commit a criminal offense and, therefore, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant Ariel Medina was indicted for the state jail felony of unlawful use of a criminal instrument, alleged to have been committed on or about January 28, 2010.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Saxton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Clinton, KatherineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  4. Tapps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  5. Sarmiento v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Brandon Lynn Darkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  2. Efrain Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. State v. Albert Tyrone BernardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  5. Bernard Daniel v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2021

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