Legal Opinion

Luciano Vargas Padilla v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 3, 2015No. 01-13-00969-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Laura Carter Higley, Justice

Appellant, Luciano Vargas Padilla, was charged by indictment with illegal investment in cocaine. 1 Appellant pleaded not guilty. The jury found him guilty, and the trial court sentenced him to 10 years’ confinement. In three issues, Appellant argues (1) the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to suppress, (2) he suffered egregious harm due to the trial court’s failure to include a jury instruction concerning evidence corroborating a confidential informant’s testimony, and (3) there was insufficient evidence to corroborate the confidential…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Vincent Lamon Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  2. Gary Rene Smith Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2019
  3. John Coleman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2015
  4. John David Colletti v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2019
  5. Joseph Sheldon Hood v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2017

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