Legal Opinion

Diaz v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided June 15, 1995No. 01-94-00375-CRPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.

After a bench trial, the court found appellant, Ramon Domingo Diaz, guilty of the felony of illegal investment of funds to further the commission of the offense of possession of cocaine. The trial court assessed punishment at nine years imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. In one point of error, appellant challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

Background

In early May of 1993, an informant told Pasadena Police Officer Rudy Amador that appellant wanted to buy a large amount of cocaine. Amador contacted appellant for the first time on May 5,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cordova v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Wygal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Swope v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Grant v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  2. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  3. Hyche v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. Nicholson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
  5. Barrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995

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