Legal Opinion

McCulloch v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 10, 1988No. 2-86-271-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Patrick Eugene McCulloch appeals his conviction for arson. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 28.02 (Vernon 1974). Punishment, enhanced by a prior robbery conviction, was assessed by the jury at twenty years’ confinement in Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant presents two points of error complaining that evidence was insufficient to support a verdict of guilty and that the court misquoted the law of arson in its instructions to the jury.

We affirm.

In his first point of error, appellant complains that the evidence is insufficient to prove that appellant caused an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Jackson v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Brandley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. City of Garland v. LoutonTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re BarrTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Ex Parte WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2006
  4. In Re BarrTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. James William Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2005

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