Legal Opinion

Martinez v. State

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

Decided November 23, 1983No. 04-81-00089-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

656 S.W.2d 157 (1983)

Joseph Anthony MARTINEZ, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 04-81-00089-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

June 29, 1983.

Discretionary Review Refused November 23, 1983.

Alonzo Villarreal, Jr., Uvalde, for appellant.

Earle Caddel, Dist. Atty., Uvalde, for appellee.

Before ESQUIVEL, CANTU and TIJERINA, JJ.

OPINION

ESQUIVEL, Justice.

Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of murder. After a jury trial, on a plea of not guilty, appellant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at ten years' confinement in the Texas…

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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