Legal Opinion

Turner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 29, 1957No. 29039PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

Under an indictment charging the offense of burglary with certain prior convictions of felonies less than capital alleged to enhance the punishment, appellant was convicted of the primary offense of burglary and assessed punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for eight years.

The sole question presented is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

The evidence consists of that offered by the state as the appellant did not testify or offer any evidence in his behalf.

Appellant’s written confession was introduced in evidence.

From the confession and other…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. Mobley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  3. Stroud v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
  4. Stroud v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Hendrix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. State v. LibertySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
  4. Hutchinson v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Alexander v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994

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