Legal Opinion

Ellis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 2, 1986No. 69210PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(2). After finding appellant guilty, the jury returned affirmative findings to the special issues under Art. 37.071(b), V.A. C.C.P. Punishment was assessed at death.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to prove one of the elements of the aggravating offense of burglary; specifically, that appellant’s entry of the victim’s apartment was without her effective consent.1 See V.T.C.A. Penal Code Sec. 30.02(a).

There were no eyewitnesses to the offense. No one saw…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Allridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. West v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  5. Demouchette v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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