Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided April 17, 1997No. 08-95-00344-CRPublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Elco Hernandez appeals from a conviction for aggravated robbery and aggravated assault. A jury assessed punishment at thirty-two years’ confinement on the aggravated robbery charge, and ten years’ for the aggravated assault. Appellant complains that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the conviction for aggravated robbery because the State failed to prove that the victim suffered “serious bodily injury.” Additionally, appellant claims the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on self-defense and defense of third persons. We affirm in part, reform in…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bigley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Adelman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by84 opinions

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  4. Tinker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  5. Terry Michael Sizemore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2012

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