Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 7, 1980No. 59048PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for burglary of a building. Punishment, enhanced under V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 12.-42(d), was assessed at life imprisonment.

In four grounds of error appellant contends the trial court erred in admitting items found in the home of a co-defendant, in admitting a knife taken from him incident to arrest, in that a defense witness was improperly impeached on cross-examination, and in that there was no competent evidence to prove the enhancement allegations of the indictment.

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Delgado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Lunde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. State v. PalmerNebraska Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Marrs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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