Legal Opinion

Stokes v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided April 29, 1993No. 12-88-00163-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAMEY, Chief Justice.

Following a four-month jury trial, Appellant Billy Wayne Stokes was convicted on May 19, 1988, of the offense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and sentenced to 15 years’ confinement. On appeal, Appellant raises four points of error. We affirm the conviction.

By his first point of error, Appellant alleges that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for directed verdict. We will construe this point as a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. Madden v. State, 799 S.W.2d 683 (Tex.Cr.App.1990). In…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Kemp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Beardsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. McClenan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. White v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1994
  2. Watkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Bryant v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1995
  4. Cabrales v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  5. Mauldin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1993

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