Legal Opinion

Bazanes v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 18, 2010No. 2-08-358-CRPublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury found Appellant Rolando Bazanes guilty of three counts of indecency with a child and assessed his punishment at twelve years’ imprisonment for each count. The trial court sentenced him accordingly, ordering that the sentences run consecutively. In four points, Bazanes argues that the jury charge was erroneous, that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction, and that his defense counsel was ineffective. We will affirm.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

E.C.B., who was twelve years old at the time, and her younger sister…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Bill Boyd Kuhn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2013
  2. Mauricio Rodriguez Celis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
  3. Brian J. Moore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2013
  4. Bocanegra v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. A.P. Tristan v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2025

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