Legal Opinion

Palma v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided August 21, 2002No. 13-00-606-CRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice YÁÑEZ.

Appellant, Bentura Antunez Palma, was convicted of murder following a jury trial. Appellant now challenges his conviction with four points of error. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On March 14, 1992, Salvador Quiroz Razo was shot and killed outside “Cinco Estrellas,” a bar in Houston, Texas. Witnesses testified that appellant had approached Razo inside the bar and begun to quarrel with him. The argument moved outside of the bar, where it continued for about twenty minutes. Witnesses stated that appellant drew a revolver from his waistband and shot Razo in the head and after…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Olivo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Pharris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  2. Albert Dawson, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2016
  3. Bryan Nesbitt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005
  4. Bryan Nesbitt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005
  5. Bryan Nesbitt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005

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