Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 6, 2002No. 73729PublishedCited by 630 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Appellant was convicted in November 1999 of the capital murder of Juanita Ybarra. 1 Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 37.071, §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. 2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. 3 Appellant raises four points of error. We will affirm.
A. BACKGROUND
1. Johnny Joe Cruz
The jury charge correctly identified Johnny Joe Cruz as an accomplice as a matter of law. Although initially charged with…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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4Cited by630 opinions
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