Legal Opinion

Nelson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided August 16, 1995No. 07-94-0263-CRPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Justice.

Appellant Durrenzo Jermayne Nelson was convicted by a jury for burglary of a habitation. The trial court assessed punishment at 15 years imprisonment. In two points of error, appellant asks if the evidence sufficiently supported his conviction, that is, whether the state proved beyond reasonable doubt that he entered the habitation. We answer yes and affirm.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

A person commits the offense of burglary if, without the effective consent of the owner, he enters a habitation and commits or attempts to commit theft. Tex.Pen. Code Ann. § 30.02(a)(3) (Vernon 1995). In…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  4. Price v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
  5. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Mabra v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1999
  2. Scugoza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
  3. Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
  4. Havard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1998
  5. Mayfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2006

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