Legal Opinion

Miguel Chavez v. State

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

Decided March 18, 2009No. 04-07-00823-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.

Miguel Chavez was charged by indictment with the offense of murder. A jury found Chavez guilty and the trial court sentenced him to 60 years imprisonment. Chavez appeals his conviction, arguing (1) the evidence was factually insufficient to support the verdict, and (2) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his previous altercation with the victim. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual Sufficiency

When considering a factual sufficiency challenge, we look at the evidence in a neutral light giving almost complete deference to the jury’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Lancon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  3. Cameron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Boone v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gilbert Tello v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2019
  2. James Allen Brickley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2021
  3. Kenneth Wayne Elkins v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2024
  4. Raleigh Lee Kemp Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2019

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