Legal Opinion
Bien v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 2016No. Nos. 11-14-00057-CR & 11-14-00058-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JIM R. WRIGHT, CHIEF JUSTICE
The jury -convicted Michael Joseph Bien of the offenses of criminal attempt—capital murder (Cause No. CR22319) and criminal solicitation to commit capital murder *180(Cause No. CR22320) and assessed Appellant’s punishment for each offense at confinement for life. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 15.01, 15.03 (West 2011), § 19.03 (West Supp.2015). The trial court ordered that the sentences were to run concurrently. We affirm the judgment in Cause No. CR22320 and reverse the judgment in Cause No. CR22319.
Appellant presents two identical issues in each appeal. In his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bigon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
- Ex Parte CavazosCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Shankle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Ex Parte Miguel Martinez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2018