Legal Opinion

Bernardo Torres Junior v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 12, 2015No. NOS. 14-14-00006-CR, 14-14-00007-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

Challenging the legal sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s findings that he exercised care, custody, or control of methamphetamines and that he acquired or exercised control over a stolen firearm found in his house, appellant Bernardo Torres, Jr., appeals his convictions for possession of a controlled substance and theft. We affirm the trial court’s judgment as to the possession conviction and reverse the trial court’s judgment and render a judgment of acquittal as to the theft conviction.

Background

In an attempt to execute an arrest warrant for…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Poindexter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Winfrey, Megan AKA Megan Winfrey HammondCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Hung Phuoc Le v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Jeremy Deashun Brown Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2018

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