Legal Opinion

Espinoza v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 20, 1982No. 04-81-00028-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. Trial was to the court. Punishment was assessed at twelve years’ imprisonment, enhanced by a prior conviction.

In only one ground of error appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. With this contention of insufficiency we agree.

Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 30.02 (Vernon 1974) provides in part:(a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he:(1) enters a habitation, or a building (or any portion of a building) not then open to the public, with intent to commit…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Hooker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Eanes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Espinoza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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