Legal Opinion

Hankins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 1, 1983No. 60914PublishedCited by 242 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for the offense of burglary of a building. Punishment was assessed by the jury at 20 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant complains of the trial court’s failure to submit to the jury his timely requested charge regarding the law of circumstantial evidence at the guilt-innocence phase of the trial. The sufficiency of the evidence to show appellant’s guilt for the burglary of a building is not challenged; however, in light of our disposition of this appeal, a detailed statement of the evidence adduced is…

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Corbett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Sloan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Hogan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Ridyolph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Riggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by242 opinions

  1. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. State v. GrimSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  5. Hartsfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010

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