Legal Opinion
Pina v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided March 21, 2001No. 06-99-00082-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Chief Justice CORNELIUS.
Amador Aparicio Pina appeals his conviction for capital murder. He was convicted by a jury. Because the State did not seek the death penalty, the trial court assessed Pina’s punishment at life imprisonment.
Pina raises six issues on appeal. He contends that (1) oral statements he made were admitted at trial in violation of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 38.22 (Vernon 1979 & Supp.2001); (2) the trial court erred in allowing a witness to testify about his alleged confession to his mother; (3) a letter he purportedly wrote was improperly admitted in…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ethington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Searcy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
- Scott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
- Rosales v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
- Nonn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Alexander Nathaniel Brenes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
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