Legal Opinion

Bosquez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 19, 1958No. 29590PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is murder without malice, under Art. 802(c) V.A.P.C.; the punishment, two years.

Juanita Vargas was killed as the result of a head on collision between two Chevrolet automobiles; a 1948 model in which she was riding with her husband and four children, and a 1953 model traveling in the opposite direction on the highway, occupied by two men.

The sufficiency of the evidence to establish the corpus delicti is challenged.

Appellant’s confession was introduced which, omitting the warning, reads:

“My name is Jesus Pena Bosquez. I am 24 years of age. I live in San Antonio,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kugadt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  2. Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Whitaker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Fruechte v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Douthit v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Rios v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966

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