Legal Opinion
Mendez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 3, 1979No. 55819PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
Guadalupe Mendez was indicted for murder. The court directed a verdict of acquittal on the murder charge and the jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter. Punishment was assessed by the court at five years.
Mendez appeals contending essentially that the law of parties does not apply to the offense of involuntary manslaughter. In this respect he challenges both the charge and the sufficiency of the evidence.
The conviction arises out of a senseless and tragic series of events which occurred in suburban Houston on July 80,1974. Mendez,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Simon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- State v. DiLorenzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Wade v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1939
- Puckett v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Nava, Andres MaldonadoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
- Gaona v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
- Ahrens v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
- People v. TurnerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- Keith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
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