Martin Cruz v. the State of Texas

Affirmed and Majority and Concurring Opinions filed May 4, 2023. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-21-00454-CR MARTIN CRUZ, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 184th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1544565 MAJORITY OPINION A jury convicted appellant Martin Cruz of aggravated kidnapping in 2021, and the jury assessed punishment at 30-years imprisonment as well as a fine of $8,000.

Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 20.04

(aggravated kidnapping); 12.32 (first-degree felony punishment). Appellant argues the trial court committed reversible error by…