Legal Opinion · Dissent

Gonzales v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 16, 1996No. 631-95Published

1DissentMeyers, J.

The judgment of the Court of Appeals should not be affirmed. Indeed, the majority so completely evades and uncomplieates the issue presented here that the bench and bar will surely wonder why we granted discretionary review in the first place.

Appellant argued in the Court of Appeals that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for murder committed during the course of burglary because he entered the residence of the deceased with consent of her daughter Krissi, an owner of the property as that term is defined by section 1.07(a)(35)(A) of the Texas Penal Code. See Villanueva v.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Angel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Mireles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Connor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Sotelo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Leal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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