Legal Opinion

Saenz v. State

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

Decided January 8, 2004No. 04-02-00593-CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

Appellant John Anthony Saenz was convicted of three counts of capital murder and sentenced to three concurrent terms of life imprisonment. On appeal, Saenz argues that the trial court should not have entered three separate judgments and sentences and that by doing so, the trial court violated his double jeopardy rights. Additionally, Saenz complains of instructions given to the jury by the trial court. Finally, Saenz argues that the evidence is factually insufficient to support his convictions. Because Saenz’s double jeopardy argument has merit, we…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Zuliani v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Saenz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. Miles v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
  3. Saldana v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
  4. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
  5. Miranda v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011

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