Legal Opinion
January v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 30, 1985No. 13-83-549-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
UTTER, Justice.
On January 26, 1983, appellant kidnapped Luis Reyes and shot him several times. On June 8, 1983, the Hidalgo County Grand Jury indicted appellant for aggravated kidnapping in Cause No. CR-550-83-D and for attempted capital murder in Cause No. CR-556-83-D.
On July 18, 1983, appellant’s motion to consolidate the two causes was denied; and, in a jury trial following a plea of not guilty, appellant was convicted for aggravated kidnapping and was sentenced to 90 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. 2
Four months after the trial for aggravated kidnapping, appellant pled…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Ex Parte HawkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- State v. Marshall, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
- January v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Toro v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1989
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