Legal Opinion

Loera v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 14, 2000No. 05-99-00067-CRPublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by Justice FITZGERALD.

Roberto V. Loera appeals his conviction for public intoxication. This appeal challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence to prove appellant appeared in a “public place” while intoxicated to the degree he was a danger to himself or others. Appellant waived a jury trial and pleaded not guilty before the court. The trial court found appellant guilty and assessed a $101 fine. We affirm.

Facts

McKinney police sergeant Ron Jones testified he responded to a call about an intoxicated person creating a disturbance at a residence on Waddill Street. The residence…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Saxton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Banda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Fowler v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001
  2. State v. Gerstenkorn, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2007
  3. Shaub v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  4. Arnold v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001
  5. Crouse, Lawrence Frank v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014

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