Legal Opinion

Ruiz v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided April 19, 1995No. 04-93-00627-CRPublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARDBERGER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child by a jury. The court assessed punishment at twenty-five (25) years imprisonment. Appellant appeals the conviction. We affirm.

Sufficiency of the Evidence

In his first point of error, Appellant alleges that there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction. When reviewing a challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, the appellate court must determine whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, any rational trier of fact could…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Jensen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  2. Murray v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  3. Edwards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  4. Garza v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Carty v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006

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