Legal Opinion

Torres v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 3, 1989No. 804-88PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter. Punishment was assessed by the trial court at twenty (20) years in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Torres v. State, 751 S.W.2d 705 (Tex.App. — Corpus Christi, 1988).

The appellant raises five grounds for re'view, upon which we granted his petition. Upon further consideration, however, we believe our decision to do so was improvident, and we agree with the Court of Appeals that affirmance is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Combs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Sheffield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Gold v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Wooten, Codiem RenoirCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Kelley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1998
  4. Benavides v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  5. Tidmore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1998

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