Legal Opinion
Carrizales, Arnold
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 11, 2013No. PD-0320-13Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0320-13
ARNOLD CARRIZALES, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
BEE COUNTY
2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
O P I N I O N
Appellant was convicted of the Class B misdemeanor of criminal mischief for "throwing screws and nails into the road causing flat tires." On direct appeal he argued that the evidence was insufficient to establish the corpus delicti of the offense of criminal mischief, i.e., that the damage to the tires was the result of criminal activity. The court of appeals disagreed-stating that proof…
3Cases cited21 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Hacker, Anthony WayneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
- Warszower v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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