Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided May 31, 1990No. 13-89-182-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possessing between 200 and 2,000 pounds of marihuana. The trial court assessed punishment at 15 years in prison and a fine of $25,000. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and raises ten other points of error. We find the evidence sufficient but reverse the judgment for trial error. We remand the cause to the trial court for new trial.

In his first point, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. Specifically, appellant argues that the evidence fails to show any affirmative link…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Hendley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
  4. State Ex Rel. Hightower v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Ex Parte RogersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Kelley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Tell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Bath v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
  5. Burkett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005

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