Legal Opinion

Poindexter v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided September 18, 2003No. 13-02-345-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GARZA.

Robert Poindexter (“Poindexter”) appeals from his conviction following a bench trial on a charge of illegal drug possession for which he was given a twenty-year prison sentence. On appeal, Poindexter argues that he did not waive his right to a trial by jury and that, even if he did, the evidence against him was both legally and factually insufficient to prove his guilt be yond a reasonable doubt. We reverse Po-indexter’s conviction based on insufficiency of the evidence and do not address his other issue on appeal as he is acquitted of the charge and cannot be…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Poindexter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. Wheaton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
  3. Alfredo Melo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
  4. Barbara Diana Gagliano v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
  5. Clarence Alan Barfield A/K/A Clarence Alan Coats v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004

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