MACHADO v. STATE

No. 01-88-00078-CR.

753 S.W.2d 252 (1988)

Joventino SAENZ MACHADO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas Malavis, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty. Harris County, Lynne Parsons, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before WARREN, DUGGAN and LEVY, JJ.


WARREN, Justice.

Appellant was charged in a two-paragraph indictment with the offense of arson, and was found guilty by a jury. The court found the two enhancement paragraphs to be true, and assessed punishment at 25 years imprisonment. Appellant brings three points of error complaining of the sufficiency of the evidence and the court's refusal to charge the jury on circumstantial evidence.

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