Legal Opinion

Santos v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided October 1, 1997No. 01-95-00949-CRPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Juan Santos, Jr., was charged by indictment with indecency with a child. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at two-years confinement. We address: (1) whether the trial court erred by charging the jury with an instruction that it may consider flight in determining appellant’s guilty knowledge; and (2) the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to prove appellant’s intent to arouse and gratify his sexual desire. We affirm.

Facts

The 13-year-old complainant accompanied her mother, two brothers, and sister to Wal-Mart. While the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Abdnor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Cole v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  2. Morris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  3. Navarro v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  4. Martin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
  5. Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998

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