Legal Opinion

Flores v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 6, 1977No. 52981PublishedCited by 130 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life imprisonment.

This is a circumstantial evidence case, and the appellant in his sole ground of error challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

The appellant was jointly indicted with Israel Quiles for capital murder. Omitting the formal parts, the indictment charged “that Jose Socorro Flores and Israel Quiles on or about the 24th day of December A.D. 1974, and before the presentment of this indictment in the County of San Saba and State of Texas,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ysasaga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Indo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by130 opinions

  1. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Beardsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Vanderbilt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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