Legal Opinion

Hendrix v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1971No. 44201PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of burglary with intent to commit theft. Two prior felony offenses were alleged under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P. C., for enhancement. The punishment was assessed at life.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged. A summary of the facts is adopted from the State’s brief (references to the page numbers of the record are omitted) :

“The testimony reveals that on July 23, 1968, at approximately 4:00 A.M., Patrolman Sherman A. Long of the Dallas, Texas Police Department, and his partner, Melton Johns, heard an audible…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  2. Harrington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Porter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Price v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Peysen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. BentonTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Cisneros v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Stone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Goocher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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