Legal Opinion

Koster v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided October 4, 1989No. 09-88-224 CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit sexual assault. They further found two enhancement allegations true and assessed punishment at ninety-nine years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant’s sole point of error is sufficiency of the evidence.

The victim, L.R., lived in a two-bedroom apartment in The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas. On the evening of April 21, 1987, at approximately 10 p.m., after playing softball, L.R. arrived at her apartment accompanied by her boyfriend. After watching a newscast, the boyfriend…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Lanes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Bowen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sharpe v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1994
  2. In re A.E.B.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2008
  3. Blevins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. McCleskey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1996
  5. Blevins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999

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