Legal Opinion

Whithurst v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 25, 1985No. C14-84-482-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

Appellant pled not guilty to the offense of burglary of a habitation and then entered into a written stipulation of evidence *111upon which the court entered its finding of guilt and assessed punishment at 8 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal he attacks (1) the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress in-court identification by a crucial state witness and (2) the sufficiency of evidence to show entry with intent to commit theft.

In his first ground of error appellant submits a two-pronged argument urging that the in-court identification should have…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. CrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Stearn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Derek Alan Bell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
  4. Sierra Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
  5. Sierra Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010

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