Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided December 29, 2010No. 06-10-00085-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by Justice MOSELEY.

Eduardo Garduño Hernandez was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment following his conviction for aggravated kidnapping while using or exhibiting a deadly weapon. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 20.04(b) (Vernon 2003). Hernandez argues that the evidence is legally insufficient 1 to support his conviction because the undisputed evidence demonstrates that the weapon alleged in his indictment to have been employed was a toy, which was neither used nor intended to be used as a deadly weapon. We agree with Hernandez and, therefore, modify the judgment to reflect his…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Drichas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Anthony Flores v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2015
  2. Conner Benjamin Polen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2014
  3. Flores, Juan CarlosCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2021
  4. Jose Angel Bedolla v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2015
  5. in Re the State of Texas Ex Rel. Jennifer A. Tharp, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015

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