Legal Opinion

Sirls v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 19, 1974No. 48403, 48404PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The convictions are for robbery by assault ; the punishment, twenty years in each case. Although there is no order in the record consolidating these two cases for trial, they were tried together without objection before the same jury. See Fairley v. State, 493 S.W.2d 179 (Tex.Cr.App.1973); Watson v. State, 488 S.W.2d 816 (Tex.Cr.App.1972).

The appellant says the evidence is insufficient to support the convictions. The evidence shows that on December 2, 1971, two men entered the “Psssst” clothing store, looked around and left. Shortly thereafter they re-entered the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Hinkle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Bridger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Alfaro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Buckner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Drummond v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1981
  5. Miller v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985

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