Legal Opinion

Firo v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided May 5, 1983No. 13-81-076-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

In a jury trial, appellant was convicted of murder. Punishment was assessed by the court at twenty years imprisonment. We affirm.

In his first ground of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Specifically, he argues (1) that his identity was not established beyond a reasonable doubt because none of the witnesses stated that they saw him shoot the deceased, and (2) that the only incriminating evidence introduced by the State was his own uncorroborated confession.

In order to sustain a conviction, the State must prove (1) that…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. De Leon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  2. Delgado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Firo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Cameron v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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