Legal Opinion

Garner v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 26, 1994No. 01-92-00073-CRPublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of possession of a firearm by an ex-felon, Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.05 (Vernon 1989). Appellant pled true to two enhancement paragraphs, and the trial court, after making an affirmative finding that appellant used a deadly weapon during the offense, assessed his punishment at 45 years in prison. We affirm.

In his first point of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, an appellate court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict,…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. McKinny v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  2. Dusenberry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  3. Carroll v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
  4. Tufele v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  5. Tyra Ann Whitney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013

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