Legal Opinion

Davidson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 16, 1980No. 59377PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated robbery. The punishment, enhanced by a prior felony conviction, was assessed by the jury at imprisonment for twenty years.

Appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to prove that the knife he brandished was, as is alleged, a deadly weapon; consequently, he says the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction for aggravated robbery.

The indictment alleges, in part, that appellant

“did then and there by using and exhibiting a deadly weapon, to-wit: a knife, intentionally and knowingly threaten and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Denham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Limuel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Hart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Alvarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by146 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Blain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Tisdale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Lockett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  5. Billey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995

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