Legal Opinion
Cruz v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided March 19, 1992No. 13-91-020-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.
A jury convicted Cruz of murder. The jury assessed his punishment at confinement for seventy-five years and a $5,000.00 fine. We affirm.
The evidence at trial showed that appellant did not get along with Jose Manuel Zuniga, his sister’s husband. In fact, he had been convicted of stabbing Zuniga several years earlier. Appellant was paroled for this crime not long before the murder occurred.
Before the murder, appellant’s sister and Zuniga had a fight. She went to her mother’s house. Appellant was also there. After working that day, Zuniga went to the house and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- United States v. Paul v. OatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Lazcano v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
- Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
- Sandles v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
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