Legal Opinion

Kirven v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided April 11, 1988No. 05-87-00041-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

Anthony Kirven appeals his conviction for attempted capital murder wherein the jury returned a guilty verdict and assessed punishment at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $10,000.00 fine. In two points of error, Kirven contends that: (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction; and (2) the admission of bolstering testimony before the jury constituted reversible error. For the reasons below, we overrule both points of error and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE

In point of error number one, Kirven contends…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. McKay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Beasley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  2. Yates v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
  3. Hutto v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Kennedy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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