Legal Opinion

Becerra v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 7, 1983No. 13-81-124-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*490OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of arson. Appellant Guadalupe Becerra (Becerra) was found guilty by a jury. Punishment was assessed by the jury at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for a period of five (5) years.

The record reflects that on December 25, 1979, Raul Arteaga (Arteaga) was conducting business at a firecracker stand located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Farm to Market Road No. 802 in Cameron County, Texas. The stand belonged jointly to Arteaga and his brother-in-law. Adjacent to the stand was a trailer in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pless v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. McClure v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Dunbar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Schneider v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cifuentes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  2. Esparza v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Ewers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. John Dickerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  5. John Dickerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001

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