Legal Opinion

Draper v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 2, 1984No. A14-82-196-CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

John Albert Draper appeals his conviction for burglary of a habitation for which his enhanced punishment was set at life imprisonment. In two grounds of error, appellant contends that the evidence presented was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to dismiss under the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act. We affirm the conviction.

Because the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged, we will first review the relevant facts. Louis Holmes, a maintenance man at the Fountainview Apartments, testified that he noticed a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Phipps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Ysasaga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. O'Pry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
  2. Jingles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Gomez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1995
  4. Pryor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  5. Babbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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