Legal Opinion

Drake v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided November 13, 2003No. 14-02-01228-CRPublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOHN'S. ANDERSON, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Vickie Y. Drake, guilty of the offense of arson of a building. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 28.02(a)(2) (Vernon 2003). The trial court sentenced her to fifteen years’ imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled by operation of law. Appellant asserts four points of error on appeal. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On the morning of June 10, 2002, the owner of the Of the Day Café (“Café”), a restaurant in Columbus, Texas, arrived at the Café and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Weatherred v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Prystash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Kemp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. DeLeon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  2. Herrera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  3. Hudson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  4. Brock v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
  5. Hackett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005

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