Legal Opinion

John Christopher Dominguez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided March 25, 2015No. 04-13-00789-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice

Appellant John Christopher Dominguez appeals his convictions for aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault of a child. Because we conclude that the trial court properly admitted the extraneous offense testimony and Dominguez failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he voluntarily released his kidnapping victim in a safe place, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Background

Dominguez was indicted for eighteen counts of criminal conduct including aggravated kidnapping with intent to commit sexual assault, sexual assault, and sexual…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Posey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  4. Carmell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Hacker, Anthony WayneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  5. Ben Arevalo III v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2023

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