Legal Opinion

Gaines v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 31, 1986No. 05-85-00860-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCALES, Justice.

Appellant, Anthony Gaines, appeals from his conviction for burglary of a habitation. The jury found appellant guilty, and the trial judge assessed punishment at 60 years’ confinement. Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, but brings one ground of error alleging the trial judge erred in correcting the jury charge after the prosecutor had begun closing argument to the jury. We overrule appellant’s ground of error and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The record reflects that appellant entered the habitation of the complainant, raped her, and took eighteen…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bustillos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Herriage v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  3. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Moore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
  4. Corey Jules Teamer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  5. Alanda Suzanne Fewins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005

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