Legal Opinion
Patel v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 15, 1993No. 01-91-00744-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
Pareshkumar Manabhai Patel, the appellant, was found guilty of murder by a jury and sentenced to 75-years confinement in prison. We affirm.
Fact summary
The appellant did not testify at his trial. The story of the appellant’s murder of Ray McIntyre, mostly circumstantial evidence, at trial is as follows: The appellant went to Mike Calvert Toyota pretending to be a customer interested in buying a new car. Ray McIntyre, a salesperson, attended the appellant and got keys to a 1990 Toyota Camry for the appellant to test drive. During the test drive, the appellant forced…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Darcus Louise Edgeworth, Et Vir. v. Thomas L. Wilson, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
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