Legal Opinion

Turro v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 8, 1993No. 1428-92PublishedCited by 555 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

WHITE, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of murder and was assessed forty-five years confinement pursuant to jury verdict in the trial court. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals reversed the conviction and rendered judgment of acquittal. Turro v. State, 837 S.W.2d 232 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1992). Petition for discretionary review was granted to determine whether the legal standard for review of the sufficiency of the evidence was properly applied.

The State brings three grounds for review on this appeal: (1) Whether the Court of Appeals was correct…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by555 opinions

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  5. Lawton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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