Legal Opinion

Lowery v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 27, 1998No. 05-95-01793-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Joe Brown Lowery, III appeals his conviction for indecency with a child. After finding-appellant guilty, the trial court sentenced appellant to five years’ imprisonment. Appellant brings two points of error contending that: (1) the evidence is legally insufficient; and (2) appellant never waived his right to a jury trial. We overrule appellant’s first point of error and sustain his second point of error. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause.

SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE

In his first point of error, appellant contends that the evidence is legally…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Obigbo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1999
  2. Loveless v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
  3. Green v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  4. Trinidad v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2009
  5. Adams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2009

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