Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided October 11, 2000No. 04-99-00620-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

ALMA. L. LÓPEZ, Justice.

A jury found the appellant, Juan Garcia, guilty of committing the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity, and assessed punishment at five years confinement. 1 On appeal, Garcia complains that the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash the indictment and by submitting a defective charge to the jury. Because we find harmful error in the jury charge, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this cause to the trial court for a new trial.

Motion to Quash Indictment

In his first issue, Garcia complains that the trial court…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Abdnor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Reyes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Studer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Curiel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  2. Flores v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
  3. Charles Tidwell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010
  4. Charles Tidwell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010
  5. Flores v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001

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