Legal Opinion

Monsour G. Owolabi v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 16, 2014No. 14-13-00433-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Chief Justice.

Appellant Monsour G. Owolabi asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his capital-murder conviction. He also asserts the trial court erred in admitting two photographs into evidence and in charging the jury. We conclude that legally sufficient evidence supports the conviction, that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the photographs, and that any error in charging the jury was harmless. Accordingly, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

The complainant, Jose Prieto, and Ran-ulfo Lopez III were selling marijuana…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Christopher Robin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
  5. Sammie Darrell Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2015

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