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Merritt, Ryan Rashad

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 18, 2012No. PD-0916-11PublishedCited by 604 opinions

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2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.

in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

A jury found Appellant, Ryan Rashad Merritt, guilty of arson for the burning of an insured and mortgaged vehicle. The trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for ten years and one day. The First Court of Appeals reversed, determining that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction. Merrit v. State, 2011 WL 846229, 2011 Tex.App. LEXIS 1763 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 10, 2011) (mem. op., not designated for publication). We exercised our discretionary review, and we…

3Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Cavazos v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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4Cited by604 opinions

  1. Hacker, Anthony WayneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Zuniga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. Queeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
  4. Ramsey, Donald Lynn A/K/A Donald Lynn RamsayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Braughton, Christopher ErnestCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2018

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