Legal Opinion

Rojas v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided July 21, 2005No. 14-03-01325-CRPublishedCited by 48 opinions

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…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Zuniga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  5. Sims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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3Cited by48 opinions

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  4. Trinidad v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2009
  5. Adams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2009

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