Legal Opinion

Eguia v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided November 20, 2008No. 01-06-01136-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Jacob Eguia, appeals from a judgment convicting him for capital murder for causing the death of Ruby Elaine Garcia and her unborn child during the same criminal transaction. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. §§ 19.02(b)(1), 19.03(a)(7)(A) (Vernon Supp.2008). Appellant was sentenced to life in prison, which was the only possible sentence since the State did not seek the death penalty. See id. § 19.03(a)(7)(A). In twelve issues, appellant contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction, that the trial court erred by denying…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In re C.M.M.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  2. Lockard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2012
  3. Ashley Ervin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  4. Clarence Ray Spiller v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  5. Daniel Greco v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2021

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