Legal Opinion

Ishmael v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 10, 1985No. 2-84-144-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of involuntary manslaughter where, upon a showing of two prior felony convictions, appellant was assessed a life term by a jury. Appellant raises twelve grounds of error.

We affirm.

In his first ground of error, appellant claims the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

Appellant was convicted upon circumstantial evidence. In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence in a circumstantial evidence case, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and consider whether any rational…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Robinson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
  2. Coleman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  3. Ruffin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
  4. State v. SheltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Manrique v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997

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