Legal Opinion
Wilkes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 25, 1978No. 55179PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of more than four ounces of marihuana, wherein the jury assessed punishment at five (5) years in the Department of Corrections and a $5,000.00 fine.
In his sole ground of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.
The record reflects that at approximately 12:05 a. m. on April 29, 1976 Officer John Aycock of the Texas Department of Public Safety received a phone call from an agent in the department’s Dallas office. After receiving this call, Aycock and several other agents…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Payne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
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3Cited by34 opinions
- McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Cude v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Oaks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Rhyne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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