Legal Opinion

Griffin v. State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 27, 1987No. 05-86-00418-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Justice.

In a jury trial, Ray Kennedy Griffin was found to be guilty of burglary of a vehicle and the court assessed punishment at six years confinement. In two points of error Griffin challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and complains that the court improperly sustained the prosecutor’s objection to defense counsel’s closing argument. We disagree with Griffin’s assertions and, accordingly, affirm the trial court’s judgment.

In his first point of error Griffin contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for burglary of a vehicle. Sufficiency of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Dickey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Burke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990

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