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· 10/27/1999

Hinojosa v. State

Citations

  • 4 S.W.3d 240
  • 1999 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 122
  • 1999 WL 974918

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that DNA evidence was sufficient to show identity of sexual assault perpetrator
  • providing that trial judge at suppression hearing is sole trier of fact and sole judge of witness credibility and weight of evidence
  • holding, in factual sufficiency review, shoe prints discovered at the victim’s house connect appellant to that location
  • concluding judgment should be reformed to remove assessment of attorney’s fees because there was no finding in the record that an indigent defendant was able to repay the costs of court-appointed counsel
  • finding defendant’s capital murder conviction was supported by circumstantial evidence implicating defendant and DNA evidence showing an exceptional likelihood that someone other than defendant killed the victim
  • finding no error when evidence at issue was never presented to the jury

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Holland, McCormick, Meyers, Mansfield, Keller, Price, Womack, Keasler, Johnson

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