Legal Opinion

Simmons v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 31, 1979No. 57675PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a vehicle. On August 10, 1976, a jury found the appellant guilty and assessed punishment at four and one-half years.

The sole ground of error on appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. Appellant contends that the evidence presented did not establish that he entered the vehicle with the intent to commit theft.

The record reveals that on April 15,1976, at approximately 8:15 p. m., two Dallas police officers observed the appellant in a parking lot, bent over inside one of the cars. They saw…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Valdez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Ewing v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Mauldin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Ortega v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Wilkerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  5. Stine v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2009

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