Legal Opinion

Vela v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided October 12, 2004No. 13-03-102-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice BAIRD.

Appellant was charged by indictment with three counts of sexual assault and one count of aggravated assault. A jury acquitted appellant of the sexual assault offenses alleged in counts I and II but convicted appellant of the sexual assault alleged in count III and the aggravated assault alleged in count IV. The jury assessed punishment at twelve years confinement and a fine of $5,000 on count III, and fourteen years confinement and a fine of $5,000 on count IV. We reverse and remand the judgment of the trial court as to count III and affirm the judgment as to…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Vela v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. Petruccelli v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  3. Quincy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
  4. Baltazar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
  5. Anthony Petruccelli v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005

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