Legal Opinion

Welch v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 7, 1979No. 57300PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a murder conviction where punishment was enhanced to life imprisonment. Five grounds of error, including sufficiency of the evidence are raised. We affirm.

In presenting its case, the State called ten witnesses, introduced several photographs, two pistols, and numerous other exhibits. This evidence, viewed favorably to the verdict, is sufficient to support appellant’s conviction. Valore v. State, 545 S.W.2d 477 (Tex.Cr.App.1977).

The record reflects that at approximately 8:30 a. m. on December 8, 1976, Mrs. E. Fugate was driving in the area of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Valore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Wood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Luck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Heckert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Burks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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