Legal Opinion

Vanderhorst v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided October 16, 1991No. 11-90-164-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DICKENSON, Justice.

After the jury convicted John Todd Van-derhorst of “Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear," 1 he entered a plea of "true” to the enhancement allegation, 2 and the jury assessed his punishment at eleven years confinement. We affirm.

Sufficiency of Evidence

In his first point of error, appellant argues the evidence is insufficient to establish that his failure to appear for arraignment on January 29 was intentional or knowing. Section 38.11 provides:(a) A person lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, on condition that he subsequently appear commits an offense…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Euziere v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Pyles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Russo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  2. State of Maine v. David W. TroySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  3. Etchison v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1994
  4. Ashley Charles Burrell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2012
  5. Bobby J. Whetstone, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007

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