Legal Opinion

Torres v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided December 19, 2002No. 14-01-01273-CRPublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. HARVEY HUDSON, Justice.

Appellant, Rolando Torres, was convicted by a jury of murder and sentenced to 30 years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In four issues, appellant contends (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial, (2) the trial court erred in overruling his objection to testimony, (3) the evidence is factually insufficient to support the verdict, and (4) the trial court erred in overruling his objection to the prosecutor’s improper jury argument. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Motilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Solomon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Herrero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  2. Charles v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  3. Romeo Hinojosa v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2014
  4. Darby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2004
  5. Kelly v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010

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