Legal Opinion

Cruz v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 24, 1972No. 44898PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction of murder with malice. The court assessed the punishment at fifteen years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged.

Rodolfo Donias and Onesimo Guerra, the deceased, were walking down San Fernando Street in San Antonio sometime after midnight on August 16, 1969. They walked in front of a small brown house with a 1959 Chevrolet parked near it. Three persons at the house called to Don-ias and the deceased. Two of the three (including the appellant) approached and started cursing. The appellant cursed Guerra and Donias cursed the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nilsson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Ramirez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  3. Ramirez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Anders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Cruz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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