Legal Opinion

Vasquez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 21, 1976No. 50800PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder; punishment was assessed by the jury at imprisonment for 99 years.

The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence; he also asserts the trial *339court erred (1) in overruling his motion to suppress evidence obtained by an alleged unlawful search and an alleged unlawful arrest; (2) by making an alleged improper reference to the indictment in the charge on guilt or innocence; and (3) in admitting photographs of the body of the deceased. We will first consider the sufficiency of the evidence.

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Cardwell v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Stiggers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Kerns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Easley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Wood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Caraway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Woodkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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