Legal Opinion

Huffman v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided April 26, 1989No. 08-87-00107-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The jury assessed punishment at forty years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

In Point of Error No. One, Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. This is a circumstantial evidence case. Accordingly, the appellate standard of review dictates a determination of whether the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, could enable any rational trier of fact to find each and every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Carlsen v. State, 654 S.W.2d 444…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Desist v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Rose v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Longoria v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  2. Branch v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1989
  3. Ex Parte ColemanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Roderick Fountain v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  5. Coleman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996

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