Legal Opinion

Haye v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 16, 1982No. 62882PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for obstructing a highway or other passageway, V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 42.03. 1 After finding appellant guilty the court assessed punishment at 180 days in jail. The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

On April 13,1978, Officer M. K. Swofford of the Dallas Police Department observed appellant standing in the middle of the sidewalk in the 3100 block of Knight Street. The sidewalk is one of normal width. Because of a leak in the vicinity, each side of the sidewalk contained some mud.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Dillon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Hemphill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Sherman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. All States Freight, Inc. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Jonathan Davidson v. City of Stafford, Texas, et aCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  2. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Lauderback v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
  5. Brightbill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1987

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