Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 23, 1980No. 59612PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for forgery. A jury found appellant guilty and the court assessed punishment at five years.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in three grounds of error which allege that the evidence was insufficient to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis consistent with appellant’s innocence, insufficient to prove that appellant knew that the instrument was forged, and insufficient to prove that appellant had the requisite intent to defraud or harm another.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stuebgen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Pfleging v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Shannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Rushton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
  3. Buitureida v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  4. Casterline v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
  5. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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