Claudia Cortez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris County (Majority Opinion Per Curiam)

State: Texas

Court: Texas Northern District Court

Docket No: 14-11-00432-CR

Case Date: 10/13/2011

Plaintiff: Claudia Cortez

Defendant: The State of Texas--Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris County (Majority Opinion Per Curiam)

Preview:Affirmed and Opinion filed October 13, 2011.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
___________________ NO. 14-11-00432-CR ___________________ CLAUDIA CORTEZ, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 209th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1121765

OPINION
Appellant entered a plea of guilty to murder. The trial court sentenced appellant on May 13, 2011, to confinement for life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In two issues, appellant claims her sentence was grossly disproportionate to the offense underlying the conviction, resulting in cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the United States and Texas constitutions. 1
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Appellant does not contest that her sentence was within the applicable statutory range. See Tex. Penal Code Ann.

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