Legal Opinion

Peña v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 30, 1993No. 13-92-488-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YANEZ, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of burglary of a habitation. Due to enhancement, the court assessed punishment at thirty-five years in prison. By four points of error, appellant complains of insufficient evidence to support enhancement and error in the introduction of extraneous offenses and of a pen packet. We affirm.

On the day of the alleged offense, Paula Guerrero attended a funeral in Mexico, leaving her residence in Hidalgo County unattended. A passing neighbor, Mr. Mendoza, saw a strange car parked by the front door of Guerrero’s house. The car was a blue, late-model,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Collazo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Acosta v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Few v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pena v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
  2. Juan Vela v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015

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