Legal Opinion
Alfonso Contreras, Jr. v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
Decided August 30, 2012No. 02-11-00252-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
02-11-252-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 02-11-00252-CR
Alfonso Contreras, Jr.
APPELLANT
V
The State of Texas
STATE
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FROM Criminal District Court No. 4 OF Tarrant COUNTY
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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]
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Introduction
Appellant Alfonso Contreras, Jr. appeals his conviction for capital murder after a jury found him guilty of killing his two-month-old child. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
Appellant and Ashley Massey had a child named Elena. One Sunday when Elena was two-months’ old, Ashley left her with Appellant to go to work. When Ashley returned…
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- Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
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- Kothe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
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