Legal Opinion

Nickerson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 5, 1991No. 785-90PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge

A jury convicted appellant of burglary of a building and assessed punishment at fifty years imprisonment and a fine of $5,000.00. The Court of Appeals reversed and ordered the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal. Nickerson v. State, 792 S.W.2d 212 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st] 1990). We granted the State’s petition to review whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict. We will reverse the judg ment of the Court of Appeals regarding evidence sufficiency.

David Yates was driving home from work between 4:30 a.m.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Fuller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  2. Miller v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
  3. In re L.M.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Pesina v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
  5. Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997

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