Ramirez v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellants were each convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit bribery. Punishment in each case was assessed by the trial judge at confinement for eight years, probated for eight years, and a fine of $5,000.00. The Court of Appeals reversed. Ramirez v. State, 801 S.W.2d 110 (Tex.App.—San Antonio 1990). We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding no rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the offense charged beyond a reasonable doubt.

We have…