Legal Opinion

State v. Santana

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 23, 1969No. B-1132Published

1Opinion of the Court

444 S.W.2d 614 (1969)

STATE of Texas, Petitioner,

v.

George Rivera SANTANA, Respondent.

No. B-1132.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 23, 1969.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 1969.

Thomas J. Purdom, County Atty., Jack Layne, Asst. County Atty., Lubbock, Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., Monroe Clayton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for petitioner.

Brock, Wright, Waters & Galey, William T. Kirk, Jr., Lubbock, for respondent.

GREENHILL, Justice.

The problem in this juvenile proceeding is the quantum of proof required. The jury found, from a preponderance of the evidence, that George Santana, age 14 at the time of the…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  5. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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