Legal Opinion

Juan Miranda-Canales v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided May 31, 2012No. 14-10-01253-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARGARET GARNER MIRABAL, Senior Justice.

Appellant, Juan Miranda-Canales, appeals from his conviction for murder after a jury trial. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (West 2011). Finding no error, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant does not appeal the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction; therefore, we provide only those facts necessary as background to this appeal.

On the evening of March 29, 2008, appellant was riding in the backseat of a car driven by Michael Reyes. Jose Reyes was also riding in the backseat along with appellant. All three were…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Drew v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  2. Holifield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. William Shane Wood v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  4. Llorance v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Tompkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1994

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Marcos M. Flores, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2015
  2. Ramiro Alfredo Mora III A/K/A Ramiro Alfred Mora III v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2013

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