Mitchell v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
*159OPINION
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
Appellant was convicted of Aggravated Robbery, enhanced by one prior felony conviction, and sentenced to not less than 5 nor more than 27 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.
Appellant appeals on 6 grounds of error.
Ground 1 asserts the evidence insufficient to show appellant’s guilt of aggravated robbery by using and exhibiting a knife when the knife was not shown to be a deadly weapon.
A knife can qualify as a deadly weapon by showing the manner of its use, its size and shape, and its capacity to produce death or serious bodily injury. Denham…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Denham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Sattiewhite v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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