Legal Opinion
Pina v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 28, 2000No. 08-99-00342-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.
Rigoberto Rodriguez Pina appeals his conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.
FACTS
On January 31, 1997, undercover police officer Sergeant Terry Preston approached Byron Hickey to buy crack cocaine. Hickey took Sergeant Preston’s money and together they drove to a parking lot behind Pina’s Tire Shop where Hickey contacted a man who exchanged the money for powder cocaine. At trial, Preston identified the man they had contacted as Rigoberto Pina.
Adrian Chavez, Rigoberto Pina’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ex Parte MorrowCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Ramirez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In the Interest of B.L.D.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Talbott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
- People v. GarnerColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
- Charles Hearn v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2008
- Charles Jason Morse v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2014
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