Legal Opinion
Leal v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 1, 1986No. 13-85-016-CR, 13-85-017-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNEDY, Justice.
A jury convicted appellants of murder and criminal conspiracy and assessed punishment at five years’ imprisonment and a $5,000.00 fine for each count. Appellants bring twenty-five grounds of error. We reform and, as reformed, affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The deceased is Dr. Narciso Cortez. He was murdered for hire by one Wavil Lewis, Jr., who fled the scene of the shooting in a car driven by one Frank Loftis. Lewis and Loftis were hired by a man named Enrique Chapa. Lewis, Loftis and Chapa have confessed their crimes. It is alleged that appellants, who are…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Crocker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- McIntire v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Leal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- American Insurance v. CazortSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Guerra v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Milligan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Daniel Douglas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
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