Legal Opinion

Griggs v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 30, 1977No. Nos. 55499 to 55501, 55677, 55712 and 55713PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

These are appeals from five convictions for delivery of controlled substances1 and one conviction for theft under our former Penal Code.2 The appellant simultaneously entered a plea of nolo contendere in each of the six cases, and after a trial before the court the trial judge assessed punishment in each case at five years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The appellant contends, in each case, that there is no evidence to support the convictions and that there is insufficient evidence to support the convictions. We reverse the conviction for theft and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Winn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Stergis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Clements v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. York v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Christopher Ray Weatherspoon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
  4. Therman Maurice Skillern v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1994

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