Legal Opinion

Vera v. State

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

Decided February 12, 1986No. 04-84-00477-CRPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

REÉVES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated sexual assault, wherein the appellant, Larry B. Vera, was assessed punishment at twenty (20) years’ confinement at the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant asserts in his first ground of error that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction, specifically, that the evidence failed to prove the element of vaginal penetration.

When reviewing a record to determine the sufficiency of the evidence, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. Denison v. State, 651 S.W.2d 754…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Cannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. McKenzie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Denison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Apolinar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  3. Commonwealth v. LavalleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  4. Milton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2019
  5. Markey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999

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