GARZA VEGA v. STATE

No. PD-1615-06.

267 S.W.3d 912 (2008)

Aaron GARZA VEGA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph R. Martinez, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Amy Howell Alaniz, Asst. Crim. District Attorney, Edinburg, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

HOLCOMB, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.


The court of appeals held that the evidence adduced at appellant's trial was factually insufficient to support his conviction for capital murder. We vacate and remand.

On January 20, 2003, an Hidalgo County grand jury returned an indictment charging appellant with one count of capital murder and one count of aggravated robbery. See Tex. Pen.Code §§ 19.03(a)(2) & 29.03(a)(1). The named victim in each count was Ricardo Cantu.

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