Legal Opinion

Molinar v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided September 21, 1995No. 08-94-00219-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Frank Joe Molinar appeals from a conviction for the offense of murder. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at imprisonment for a term of thirty years. The trial court entered in the judgment an affirmative finding on the use of a deadly weapon as required by Tex.Code CRIM.Proc.Ann. art. 42.12 § 3g(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.1995). We affirm.

SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

The evidence at trial showed that the victim, Alfredo “Chico” Lujan (Lujan), worked at a car wash with Theresa Herebia (Theresa), appellant, and appellant’s wife, Lisa Mo-linar (Lisa). They…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Strong v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
  2. Davila v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
  3. Matthews v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1997
  4. Albert Strong, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
  5. Danielle Marie Dickerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006

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