Legal Opinion

Espinosa v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided June 1, 1995No. 14-94-00550-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUDSON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder by a jury. The court assessed his punishment at confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of 35 years. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In his first point of error, appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict. Reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, we must decide whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307,…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Bignall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Kirksey v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Drake v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  3. Licon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
  4. Herrera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  5. Higgins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996

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