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CORTEZ v. STATE

No. 13-87-212-CR.

738 S.W.2d 372 (1987)

Adolfo CORTEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

October 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernando Mancias, McAllen, for appellant.

Theodore C. Hake, Dist. Atty., Edinburg, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and SEERDEN, J.

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

The appellant, Adolfo Cortez, was convicted of aggravated kidnapping. He was tried before a jury, sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $10,000.00. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The present offense was the result of a stormy relationship between the appellant and his ex-girlfriend, Juanita Galvan, the complainant. At trial, she alleged the following sequence of events. As a result of her refusal to date...

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