Legal Opinion
Walker v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 14, 1979No. 58379PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of theft over $200 and less than $10,000. Punishment was assessed by the court at . three years, probated.
Walker was charged with the theft of over 6000 pounds of scrap metal owned by Erwin Young. He contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. We agree and reverse.
Gene Gandy, the sheriff of Garza County, testified that he investigated the theft complaint and found portions of the missing scrap metal on the premises of Caprock Welding, a business owned by Walker and two partners, James Kennedy and Charlie McDaniel. Gandy…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Reynolds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Pearce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Lockett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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- Mueshler v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
- Flowers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1990
- Hinojosa v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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