MERRITT v. STATE

No. PD-0916-11.

368 S.W.3d 516 (2012)

Ryan Rashad MERRITT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence T. Newman , Houston, for appellant.

John R. Messinger , Asst. State's Atty., Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, for State.


OPINION

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

A jury found Appellant, Ryan Rashad Merritt, guilty of arson for the burning of an insured and mortgaged vehicle. The trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for ten years and one day. The First Court of Appeals reversed, determining that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction...

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