Legal Opinion

George Munoz Jr. v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided January 4, 2017No. 04-15-00492-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice

George Munoz, Jr. appeals his conviction for felony murder, asserting there was error in the jury charge and the evidence was insufficient to prove he committed the underlying felony. We overrule Munoz’s issues and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

On the afternoon of June 16, 2013, at approximately 5:00 p.m., George Munoz was driving á silver Toyota Corolla in the right-hand lane of westbound Culebra Road in San- Antonio. Munoz waved down Steven Vargas, the driver of. a silver Dodge Charger in the left-hand lane…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Schad v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cody Lon Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2019
  2. Joel Alejandrez v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2021
  3. Jonathan Nguyen v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2024
  4. Munoz v. DavisDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2021
  5. Robert Williams v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2024

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