Legal Opinion

Ortiz v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1983No. 01-83-0061-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The trial court found the appellant guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The appellant asserts four grounds of error. In his first two grounds the appellant contends that the State failed to prove by competent evidence that the deceased was the person named in the indictment, and that a fatal variance exists between the name of the deceased alleged in the indictment and the name elicited through evidence admitted at trial.

The indictment alleges that the appellant did unlawfully

while…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Peltier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Duckett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Castillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Reese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Skruck v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987

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