Legal Opinion
Speaker v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided October 8, 1987No. 01-86-0634-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAM BASS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a habitation. After a jury found appellant guilty as charged, the court found an enhancement allegation to be true and assessed punishment at 15 years.
We reverse and remand.
In September 1985, Officer Carl Turner of the Galveston Police' Department stopped a car because its taillights were flickering. The car had a television on the top of the car, and another television and other items in the back seat.
The appellant was driving the car, and Michael Goodlow was sitting in the front passenger seat. Officer Turner asked…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cassell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Penagraph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Neal v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Steward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
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