Legal Opinion

Valdez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 16, 1970No. 43334PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is unlawfully breaking and entering an automobile with intent to commit theft (Art. 1404b Vernon’s Ann.P.C.); the punishment, two years.

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty and the jury assessed the punishment.

Paul Vega and Oscar Lopez Torres were jointly indicted with appellant, but appellant was separately tried.

Appellant’s first three grounds of error relate to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

The court charged on the law of principals and on circumstantial evidence.

Viewed from the standpoint most favorable to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Denham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Hoover v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Kincheloe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  4. Rayford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Gauntt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Craig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Jaynes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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