Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 21, 1979No. 57331PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
Appellants were convicted in a joint trial for the offense of attempted murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at ten years for Ortiz and seventeen years for Salas.
Ortiz initially challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Celestino Mata, the victim, entered the Wooden Nickel Lounge in Laredo with his companion Federico Juarez at approximately 12:20 a. m. on December 8, 1976. Mata had previously drunk two beers at the tavern operated by Juarez. At the Wooden Nickel Mata saw Ortiz, and Ortiz spoke to him. Mata also encountered Salas who was…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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