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STATE v. COTTO

No. 08-08-00056-CR.

305 S.W.3d 420 (2010)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Andrew James COTTO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

January 29, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jaime E. Esparza, District Attorney, El Paso, TX, for Appellant.

Joseph D. Vasquez, El Paso, TX, for Appellee.

Before CHEW, C.J., McCLURE, and RIVERA, JJ.

OPINION

GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice.

The State of Texas appeals the trial court's order dismissing the case against Andrew Cotto on grounds of collateral estoppel. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Andrew Cotto, Roberto Corral, and Joseph Jones were indicted for manslaughter. After a jury acquitted Jones of the offense, Cotto filed a motion to dismiss the case against him based on collateral estoppel. According to his argument, because Jones...

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