Legal Opinion

Bridgewater v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 3, 1995No. 2-94-077-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

Von Eric Bridgewater appeals his conviction for capital murder. A jury found Bridgewater guilty and the trial court sentenced Bridgewater to life confinement. We affirm the verdict and sentence.

In his first point of error, Bridgewater asserts that insufficient evidence existed to support his conviction. We disagree.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. Narvaiz v. State, 840 S.W.2d 415, 423 (Tex.Crim.App.1992), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 1422, 122 L.Ed.2d 791 (1993). The…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
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  4. Mayo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Addicks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000

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