Legal Opinion

Casel v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 8, 1980No. 59374PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. The jury assessed punishment at twenty years.

Casel challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Gene Heald, the general manager of the car dealership alleged to have been burglarized, testified that on January 24, 1978 he discovered that someone had broken into their building. The burglars had climbed through a window near one of the mechanic’s bays and then proceeded to the general manager’s office. In doing so, they stepped in a puddle of grease and oil and left footprints across the concrete floor. Heald testified that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Resendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. CampbellIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Dino Mejia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  3. Dino Mejia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012

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