Legal Opinion

Trejo v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 22, 1989No. 3-88-093-CRPublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWERS, Justice.

Over a plea of not guilty, the trial court, sitting without a jury, found Johnny Ray Trejo guilty of a Class B misdemeanor in possessing a useable quantity of marijua na, of not more than two ounces. The court assessed punishment at six months in jail, and a $1,000 fine. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 4476-15, § 4.051(a), (b)(1) (Supp. 1988). Trejo contends in a single point of error that the evidence was insufficient to permit the finding of guilty. We will affirm the judgment.

THE EVIDENCE

Police officers Jarveis and Rose gave uncontradicted testimony. Jarveis testified he saw a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Dillon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Deshong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Moulden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Menchaca v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
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  3. Castellano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Martinets v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Ortiz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1996

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