Legal Opinion

Benson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 10, 1982No. 60130PublishedCited by 256 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. Punishment was assessed at nine years.

Initially appellant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction. The specific ground argued is that there is insufficient evidence of his “intentionally *710and knowingly entering a habitation without the effective consent of Virgie Harris, the owner, having the intent to commit the felony offense of retaliation, there being no evidence of such intent.” The State, in its brief, agrees with, and the record supports, appellant’s assessment of facts crucial to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ulmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

3Cited by256 opinions

  1. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Hutch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Gollihar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. Adames, Juan Eligio GarciaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011

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