Legal Opinion

Francisco Gonzalez v. State

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

Decided November 18, 2009No. 08-07-00339-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS FRANCISCO GONZALEZ, § No. 08-07-00339-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 210th District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 20060D04274) § OPINION Francisco Gonzalez, Appellant, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In three issues, Appellant contends the trial court abused its discretion by excluding expert testimony, charging the jury on murder, and denying him a closing argument. We affirm. BACKGROUND Appellant was a person of interest in the disappearance of Celia Rico. He…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Wyatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Weatherred v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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