Legal Opinion
Castaneda v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided October 18, 2000No. 08-99-00008-CRPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.
Carlos Castaneda appeals his convictions for one count of manslaughter and five counts of aggravated assault. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
FACTS
In June 1996, Patricia Rose Vasquez lived in an apartment with her older sister, Bernadette Apodaca, Apodaca’s six-year-old daughter Cindal, Vasquez’s small child, and occasionally with Carlos Castaneda, Apodaca’s boyfriend. During this time, Castaneda and Apodaca were estranged, and Castaneda was staying with his mother. On the night of June 8, Vasquez was babysitting Cindal while Apodaca went to a boxing match.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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