Legal Opinion

Michael Castilla v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided June 20, 2012No. 04-11-00267-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

Appellant Michael Castilla was convicted by a jury for felony evading arrest and was assessed a twenty year prison sentence. He raises two points of error on appeal: (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to support the verdict, and (2) the trial court erroneously refused to include a spoliation instruction in the jury charge. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

BACKGROUND

At 2:30 a.m., on June 17, 2009, Castle Hills Police Officer Stephen Anderson clocked a Ford Bronco traveling fifty-two miles per hour in a thirty-five mile-per-hour zone. The…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Ngo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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3Cited by18 opinions

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