Legal Opinion

Damron v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 20, 1978No. 56031PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of more than four ounces of marihuana, where the punishment assessed was five (5) years’ confinement, probated.

At the outset we are confronted with appellant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

The indictment charged that the appellant on or about October 26,1976 “did then and there unlawfully and knowingly possess a useable quantity of marihuana, to-wit: more than four (4) ounces . . ..” (Emphasis supplied.)

Tom Finley, an agent of the Department of Public Safety, testified…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Haynes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Payne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Menchaca v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
  3. Pollan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Oaks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Castellano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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