Legal Opinion

Blankenship v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 1989No. 964-86Published

1Opinion

*206OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

WHITE, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction of burglary of a habitation. V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 30.02.1 Punishment was assessed by the jury at eight years confinement.

On direct appeal to the Sixth Court of Appeals, appellant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to prove that the burglarized premises were a “habitation” as defined in the Penal Code. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code See 30.01(1).2 The Court of Appeals found the evidence sufficient to prove “habitation” and affirmed the conviction. Blankenship v. State, 715 S.W.2d 132…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Moss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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