Ariel Medina v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
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.…
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