Legal Opinion

Hawkins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 28, 1971No. 44014PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary, enhanced under the provisions of Article 62, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.; the court assessed the mandatory punishment of 12 years.

Appellant’s three grounds of error are as follows: (1) “The evidence does not support a finding that Kenneth Ray Hawkins broke and entered with the intent to steal,” (2) “The judgment does not satisfy the requirement for conviction under the law relating to circumstantial evidence,” (3) “There is insufficient evidence generally to sustain the conviction.”

The evidence viewed most favorably to the jury’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gibson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Kirkwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. LaPoint v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Moss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Coronado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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