Legal Opinion

Henton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 26, 1995No. 01-94-00569-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUTSON-DUNN, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Lynn Henton, guilty of the felony offense of possession of cocaine in an amount less than 28 grams. After appellant entered pleas of “true” to the enhancement allegations in the indictment, the jury assessed punishment at 60-years imprisonment. The jury also made an affirmative finding that appellant used or exhibited a deadly weapon during the commission of the offense or during immediate flight therefrom. In a sole point of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury’s finding that he used or exhibited a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Patterson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Gaines v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Michael Shane Sanders v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014

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