Legal Opinion

Acy v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 17, 1981No. 60805PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a habitation. After the jury found the appellant guilty and further found the allegations as to two prior felony convictions were true, the punishment was assessed at life imprisonment.

On appeal appellant complains the trial court erred in failing to give a charge on the law of circumstantial evidence despite a timely objection.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not directly challenged. A brief recitation of the facts will place the ground of error in proper perspective. Jean Macey, manager of apartments located…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Corbett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Ridyolph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Crestfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Cary v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016
  2. Beier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  4. Pesina v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
  5. Tate v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997

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