Legal Opinion

Ramirez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided April 22, 1998No. 09-97-187 CRPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALKER, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Rickie Ramirez, who is also known as Richie Ramirez, of indecency with a child. The jury assessed punishment at 20 years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, and a $2,500 fine. Ramirez presents five points of error in his appeal.

The first two points of error, presented in a single argument, challenge the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict of guilt. The standard of review is the same for both direct and circumstantial evidence cases. Geesa v. State, 820 S.W.2d 154…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Adi v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
  2. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  3. Patton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
  4. Phelps v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1999
  5. Wheaton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004

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