Legal Opinion

Joel Magana v. State

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

Decided August 10, 2011No. 04-10-00120-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

Appellant Joel Magaña appeals his convictions for the murder of Jose Rodriguez-Vidal, the robbery of Jose Rodriguez-Vidal, and the robbery of Abiel Rodriguez. Magaña raises three issues on appeal: (1) the trial court committed harmful error by allowing the jury to convict him by a less-than-unanimous verdict of the felony murder charge; (2) his conviction for robbery of Rodriguez-Vidal should be vacated because it violates the Double Jeopardy Clause; and (3) the trial court committed harmful error by allowing the State to impeach Magaña with juvenile…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  3. Motilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Druery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Magana v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011

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