Legal Opinion

Gardner v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 14, 1987No. 05-86-01191-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

736 S.W.2d 179 (1987)

Jackie Vestal GARDNER, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 05-86-01191-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

August 14, 1987.

Kelly Loving, Dallas, for appellant.

Leslie McFarlane, Dallas, for appellee.

Before WHITHAM, ROWE and HECHT, JJ.

WHITHAM, Justice.

Appellant appeals a conviction for the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. In his sole point of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a finding of guilt for the unauthorized use of a vehicle. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse and render a judgment of acquittal.

In determining the…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Dillon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Girard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Windham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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