Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided November 21, 1989No. 05-88-01280-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STEWART, Justice.

Otis Lee Smith appeals his jury conviction for burglary of a vehicle. The trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at twenty-five years’ imprisonment. In two points of error, appellant complains that the evidence is insufficient to prove 1) that there was a “burglarious entry” into the vehicle, and 2) that he is guilty as a party to the offense. We disagree. Accordingly, we affirm.

Dallas Police Officer Phillip Hughes testified that he and other officers were working a covert anti-burglary of vehicles operation in the Brookhollow…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. Beardsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Girard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
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  3. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. LawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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