Legal Opinion

Neptali Armando Orellana v. State

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

Decided August 15, 2012No. 04-11-00567-CRPublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by: MARIALYN BARNARD, Justice.

After a jury trial, appellant Neptali Armando Orellana was found guilty of mur der. The trial court assessed punishment at forty-five years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division. On appeal, Orellana raises three issues, complaining the trial court erred in: (1) denying his motion for directed verdict; (2) denying his motion for mistrial when the State asked an improper, burden-shifting question; and (3) failing to provide him with a separate Spanish language interpreter. We affirm the trial court’s…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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3Cited by44 opinions

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