Legal Opinion

Fontenot v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided June 14, 1990No. 05-89-00284-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

John Fontenot appeals his conviction of unlawful possession with intent to deliver cocaine. Following a trial to the court, Fontenot was sentenced to five years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections, 1 probated for a period of five years. In three points of error, Fontenot contends that: (1) the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence; (2) the evidence is insufficient to show that he possessed cocaine with the intent to deliver; and (3) the evidence is insufficient to show that he possessed cocaine. We disagree and accordingly…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Frierson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  2. Dawson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  3. Goines v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
  4. Gallups v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  5. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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