Legal Opinion

Burton v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided July 17, 2007No. 14-06-00068-CRPublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LESLIE B. YATES, Justice.

Appellant Harry Robert Burton was convicted of robbing a bank and sentenced to thirty years’ confinement and a $5,000 fine! In nine issues, appellant challenges the trial court’s admission of evidence of other bank robberies appellant committed and claims the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.

I.BACKGROUND

On October 18, 2004, Sarah Clarke was working as a teller at a Chase Bank branch in Houston when appellant, who was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, approached her and handed her a note demanding money.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Shaw v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  2. Dickson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  3. Woods v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
  4. Howard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
  5. Price v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011

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