Legal Opinion

Houston v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 24, 1968No. 41020PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The offense is robbery with firearms; the punishment, twenty-five years.

As a ground of error, the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

O. F. Duncan, a taxi cab driver, testified that in response to a call for a taxi he picked up two men about 7:45 p.m., at a street intersection which was well lighted. While testifying, Duncan identified the appellant who got in the taxi which had two dome lights, and on arriving at their destination he turned the dome lights on to make change; that he could see the appellant, and that at this time the following occurred:

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Vanschoyck v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  2. Aguirre v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1984

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