Legal Opinion

Gill v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided August 29, 2001No. 10-00-005-CRPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted John Dee Gill, Jr. of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The court assessed his punishment at four years’ imprisonment. Gill claims in six points that: (1) the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to prove that he possessed a handgun (two points); (2) the court abused its discretion by admitting a bag and a handgun in evidence without a proper chain of custody (two points); (3) the evidence is legally insufficient to prove that he is the same person shown by the evidence to have been previously convicted of a felony; and (4) the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Beck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Cude v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  2. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  3. Rischer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
  4. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
  5. Demoria Harris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2017

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