Rojas v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.
Appellant Reynaldo Toribio Rojas was convicted of the capital murder of a four-year-old boy, resulting from a drive-by shooting. In five issues, appellant challenges his conviction alleging: (1) the evidence is legally and factually insufficient; (2) he was improperly identified by a witness; and (3) the jury was subjected to outside influence. Because appellant was a juvenile at the time of the offense, the trial court sentenced him to imprisonment for life. We affirm.
I. Factual and PROCEDURAL Background
On the evening of July 15, 1998, Alvaro Cabrera went…
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