Legal Opinion

Adames, Juan Eligio Garcia

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 5, 2011No. PD-1126-10Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-1126-10 JUAN ELIGIO GARCIA ADAMES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AND DISCRETIONARY REVIEW ON COURT’S OWN MOTION FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HIDALGO COUNTY JOHNSON, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. OPINION Appellant was charged by indictment with one count of capital murder.1 The state did not seek the death penalty. At trial, the trial judge gave the jury a general instruction as to the law of parties, and then gave the jury the following charge: Now, if you believe…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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