Legal Opinion

Simmons v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 9, 1973No. 46131PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of burglary with intent to commit theft. Punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., was assessed at life.

Appellant presents fifteen grounds of error. Initially, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that the testimony of the accomplice witness, T. D. Wilson, should not have been believed.

The record reflects that during the night of December 21 or early morning hours of December 22, 1970, the building of the Pennsylvania Glass and Sand Company near Voca had been…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  2. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Arbuckle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Monroe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Taylor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
  5. Holifield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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