Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 16, 1989No. 01-89-00099-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*265OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of burglary of a building, found two enhancement paragraphs true, and assessed punishment of life imprisonment. On appeal, appellant asserts that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction because the evidence did not show he made a conscious and distinct assertion of a right to the property and that he possessed the stolen property; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction because the State failed to prove he acted with others in committing burglary of a building.

Wu Hsiung Chen testified that he was working…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Barnes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Flournoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Sutherlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Sweeny v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996

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