Legal Opinion · Dissent

Cameron v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 27, 1985No. 13-85-036-CRPublished

1DissentNye, Chief Justice

I respectfully dissent. The majority reverses appellant’s conviction based on a lack of sufficient evidence to show that appellant possessed the methamphetamine seized at his residence. The majority failed to give proper weight to the State’s evidence.

In testing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict to determine whether any rational factfinder could have found, beyond a reasonable doubt, the essential elements of the offense charged. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318-19, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 2788-89, 61…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Dubry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Westfall v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983

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