Legal Opinion

Martinez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided September 15, 1982No. 04-81-00104-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

In a trial before a jury appellant was convicted of rape of a mentally diseased or defected woman, see Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 21.02(aXbX4) (Vernon Supp. 1981),1 and punishment was assessed at eleven years.

Appellant in his first ground of error complains that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction. He specifically asserts that there was insufficient evidence to prove lack of consent by the com*932plainant and knowledge on his part of complainant’s mental defect.

The standard for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence requires that the evidence be viewed in…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Beggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Rohlfing v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. Hart, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1995
  2. Rider v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
  3. Leger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Villarreal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1983
  5. Joe William Meuret, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2016

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