Legal Opinion

Ates v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided January 5, 1983No. 12-81-0021-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKAY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery, and her punishment was assessed at 99 years. She entered a plea of not guilty in a jury trial.

In her first ground of error appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to identify the perpetrator of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore the trial court erred in overruling her motion for instructed verdict. The injured party and complaining witness was Princella Cheeks, an 80 year old woman with one eye, and appellant asserts that Cheeks failed to sufficiently identify appellant as the person who robbed her.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  3. Tate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  4. Morse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  5. McWherter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Redwine v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  3. Anderson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  4. Hester v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
  5. Hester v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995

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