Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 4, 1982No. 10-81-008-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

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

  1. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Denham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Sattiewhite v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lasaro J. Sandoval v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2013

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