Legal Opinion

Lane v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 13, 1974No. 47594PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for robbery by assault with a firearm wherein the punishment was assessed at fifteen (15) years, by the court following a guilty verdict.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged except to the extent that identification testimony is contested.

The State’s evidence shows that Eugene Berry, the complaining witness, agreed to take appellant home from the Bwana Club in Corpus Christi on November 15, 1972. As Berry was driving the appellant pulled a gun, demanded Berry’s money, and snapped the trigger of the gun. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wyatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Beaupre v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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