Legal Opinion

Reyna v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided June 29, 2000No. 03-99-00817-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. WOODFIN JONES, Justice.

Appellant Carlos Reyna was convicted of theft of more than $1,500 but less than $20,000, a state jail felony. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 31.03(e)(4) (West Supp.2000). He was sentenced to two years in state jail. On appeal, appellant complains in four issues that the trial court erred by basing his conviction on the testimony of an accomplice witness without requiring corroboration of that testimony. We will affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In February 1998, David Monroe called Austin police to report that his 1992 Chevrolet GMC van had been stolen from the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Gamez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Staley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Jeffery v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  2. Pardue v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
  3. Samuel Worthen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  4. Carolyn Barnes v. University Federal Credit Union and Government Employees Insurance Company/GEICO Insurance, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
  5. Chaka Romain Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010

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