Legal Opinion

Passmore v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 27, 1981No. 51792PublishedCited by 160 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for burglary of a building.1 Punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, was assessed at life.

In his first ground of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. He maintains the evidence is insufficient to corroborate the testimony of an accomplice witness.

Officer Jeffery Wilkerson, of the Amarillo Police Department, testified that on the night of September 18,1974, he went to the Acme Brick Yard after receiving a report of a burglary in progress. As Wilkerson approached the yard, he…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Blott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Cawley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  4. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Toler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by160 opinions

  1. Cannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Ex Parte CruzCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Munoz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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