Legal Opinion

Land v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided December 30, 1994No. 09-93-133 CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the felony offense of Aggravated Possession of a Controlled Substance. A jury adjudicated appellant guilty of said offense and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant brings to this Court six points of error. We begin our discussion with point of error five as it complains, “There was insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction. The State failed to show the appellant had control over the alleged contraband, as alleged…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Young v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1996
  2. Kuykendall v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2011
  3. Arriola v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Helton, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2002
  5. Daniel Guerrero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2007

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