Legal Opinion

Melendez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided May 9, 2006No. 14-05-00371-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

Raquel Melendez appeals a conviction for prostitution1 on the grounds that the trial court erred by overruling her objections to jury argument and hearsay evidence. We affirm.

Jury Argument

Appellant’s first issue contends that the trial court erred by overruling the following objections to the State’s jury argument:

Prosecutor: ... there’s a place where prostitution is alive and well. She’s one of the people who contributes to that. A reason she doesn’t remember this event, think about it, why doesn’t she remember offering to engage in prostitution? It’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  3. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Lane v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  5. Creager v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bahena, RaulCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2021
  2. Brandon Lee Burchfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  3. Brandon Lee Burchfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  4. Duke Energy Field Services, LP v. Glendell Meyer, Rose Marie Meyer, and Eddith M. Hinkle, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005
  5. Fausto Reyes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2008

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