Legal Opinion

Jimenez v. State

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

Decided February 20, 1991No. 04-89-00588-CRPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHAPA, Justice.

Appellant Reynaldo Jimenez, appeals a jury conviction for the offense of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit sexual assault. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for life. We affirm.

The issues are whether reversible error was committed because:

1) the trial court permitted evidence of extraneous offenses which allegedly occurred on September 4, 1987, and on September 21, 1986;

2) the prosecution improperly commented about the defendant’s silence;

3) the charge improperly commented on the weight of the evidence and allowed the jury to convict on an alleged act…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Ybarra v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1995
  2. Linder v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  3. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998
  4. Ruffin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  5. Dickerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002

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