Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 4, 1982No. 01-81-0286-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Justice.

The appellant appeals from a conviction for felony theft on her plea of guilty before the court. Her punishment was assessed at 9 years confinement.

The appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. Tex.Code Crim.Pro.Ann. art. 1.15 (Vernon 1966) provides that where a jury is waived in a felony case, “it shall be necessary for the state to introduce evidence into the record showing the guilt of the defendant and said evidence shall be accepted by the court as the basis for its judgment and in no event shall a person charged be convicted upon his…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dinnery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Potts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Olvera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
  2. Deaton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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