Legal Opinion

Viscaino v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 24, 2017No. 08-14-00239-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice

Appellant was charged with theft of more than $500 and less than $1,500. The jury returned a guilty verdict, imposed a fine, assessed restitution, and sentenced her to “probation of sentence for one year.”

In two issues, she challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, prosecutorial misconduct, improper opinion testimony, and ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

Rosa Morales worked for the Presidio County tax office. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on July 21, 2011, Appellant came to the office with her…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Basic Capital Management v. Dynex Commercial, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. Charles Reedy v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2021
  4. Ex Parte: Quincy Blakely, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2019
  5. Frankie Haigood v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2025

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