Legal Opinion
Martinez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided November 23, 1983No. 04-81-00089-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ESQUIVEL, Justice.
Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of murder. After a jury trial, on a plea of not guilty, appellant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at ten years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant presents us with two grounds of error.
Appellant was charged with the murder of Reynaldo Flores Sanchez, by shooting him with a gun. The body of the deceased was found in the Leona River at Fort Inge Park in Uvalde County, Texas, on October 16, 1978. During the course of the afternoon and evening of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Jaggers, Dennis J. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
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