Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided June 25, 1987No. 13-86-489-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated sexual assault and the trial court sentenced him to twenty years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

By one point of error, appellant asserts that there was insufficient evidence that appellant used a “deadly” weapon in the commission of the offense. Appellant argues that the State failed to prove that the size, shape and sharpness of the knife used rendered it capable of causing serious bodily injury or death.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, an appellate court looks at all the evidence in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Blain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Denham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Tisdale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Davidson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Hughes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
  2. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
  4. Bosier v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
  5. Villarreal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1991

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