Harris v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINIÓN
Brian Quinn, Chief Justice
Appellant appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon. Through a single issue, he invokes the corpus delecti rule to contend that the evidence was insufficient ' to show that he' had possessed the firearm within five years from the date of his release from prison. We affirm.
The Laiv
The standard of review , is explained in Fernandes v. State, 479 S.W.3d 835 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016). We apply it here.
Néxt, the corpus delecti rule “is one of evidentiary sufficiency affecting cases in which there is an extrajudicial confession.” Miller v. State,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Miller, Christopher AdrianCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Robert Saldana, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2013