Legal Opinion

Mosley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 12, 1977No. 51972PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault. His punishment, enhanced, was assessed at twenty years.

Appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to prove that a pistol was used *145during the offense as alleged in the indictment. He argues that the State’s evidence was insufficient to prove that the weapon used during the commission of the offense was a deadly weapon. See, Y.T.C.A. Penal Code Sec. 22.02(a)(3).1 If the weapon used is not a deadly weapon, a conviction for aggravated assault obtained under V.T.C.A. Penal Code Sec. 22.02(a)(3), cannot be upheld.

The Penal…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Day v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Hays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Branch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  5. Shadle v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Denham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Adame v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Limuel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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