Legal Opinion

Lopez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided March 21, 1984No. 13-82-216-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of burglary of a building, enhanced by two prior felony convictions. After trial by jury, punishment was assessed by the trial court at imprisonment for life. We affirm.

In his first two grounds of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. He first contends that the State failed to prove that appellant had recent unexplained possession of the property taken during the burglary. We note at the outset that even though this is a circumstantial evidence case we will uphold the conviction if any rational trier of fact…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Day v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ponce v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1990
  4. Matienza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985
  5. Tovar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986

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