Carrizales v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “[i]t is not necessary that the evidence directly proves the defendant’s guilt; circumstantial evidence is as probative as direct evidence in establishing the guilt of the actor”
• explaining that if State proves each element beyond reasonable doubt, there is no doubt that crime was committed by defendant
• noting that “circumstantial evidence is as probative as direct evidence”
• noting that “circumstantial evidence is as probative as direct evidence”
• discussing 17th century case where supposed murder victim returned whole and healthy a few years after his servant and the servant’s brother and mother had confessed to the “murder” and been executed
• scattering roofing screws on a road, resulting in the puncture of vehicle tires

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).