Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 4, 1992No. 2-90-328-CRPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOE SPURLOCK, II, Justice.
John Eddie Williams appeals his jury conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon, which was enhanced by three prior felonies. See TexPenal Code Ann. § 46.05 (Vernon 1989); Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.42 (Vernon 1974). The trial court sentenced him to thirty years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We affirm.
On July 17, 1989, two undercover officers, after seeing a group of individuals standing near an abandoned club, drove into the club parking lot. They observed Williams move away from the group, reach in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- McKay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
- Tinlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998
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