Legal Opinion

Beal v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 2, 1975No. 49481PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of murder; a jury assessed punishment at imprisonment for twenty-five years.

In his seventh ground of error the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. Four witnesses positively identified the appellant as one of the men who robbed them on Octo-her 31, 1970. The witnesses, all teen-agers, were guests at a party at a house in Houston where everyone except one of the witnesses was engaged in smoking marihuana. The appellant and Thomas Farquhar were identified as the two who came to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ramos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Casias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Lyons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. Mutscher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. O'BRYAN v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Santana v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Campos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. State v. WincklerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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