Legal Opinion

Jordan v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 5, 1983No. 05-82-00242-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANCE, Justice.

Appeal is from a bench trial conviction for burglary of a building, where punishment was assessed at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for two years. Appellant asserts five grounds of error. Ground of error five, challenging the sufficiency of evidence, is dispositive of the appeal. Accordingly, we reverse and order an acquittal entered.

Prior to trial there had been a hearing on a motion to suppress. Additionally, the parties entered into a stipulation of evidence. The appellant was arrested on an unrelated theft charge. At the time of his arrest, his…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. McKnight v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  4. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Crain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Marbles v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
  2. Markham v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1988
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. LaChance Crutchfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2004

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