Legal Opinion

Melvin Carter v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided November 20, 2008No. 13-07-00567-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

NUMBER 13-07-567-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

- EDINBURG

MELVIN CARTER, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 319th District Court

of Nueces County, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before

Justices Yañez, Garza, and Vela

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Vela

Appellant, Melvin Carter, was indicted for burglary of a habitation (1) and retaliation. (2) The indictment named Erica Jones as the victim of both offenses. The jury acquitted Carter of the burglary charge, but convicted him of retaliation. After finding Carter had two prior felony convictions, the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Margraves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API