Legal Opinion

Ortega v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 8, 1981No. 61233PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. Upon the appellant’s plea of true to an enhancement allegation, the jury assessed punishment at confinement for fifty years.

In his first ground of error, the appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to show that an entry took place. The appellant was charged with burglary of a habitation. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 30.02(a)(1). The house was secured at the front by a screen door which had a latch and a wooden door which had a dead bolt lock. The appellant was seen prying with a screwdriver on the wooden door…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Crawley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Ruiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. LaPoint v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Castillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. People v. ValenciaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2010

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