Legal Opinion

Reyes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 3, 1979No. 57011PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of possession of more than four (4) ounces of marihuana. The jury assessed punishment at five (5) years in the Department of Corrections.

Appellant has raised two grounds of error, but in view of our disposition of the case only one of them will require discussion. The issue raised by the determinative ground of error is whether the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction.

The evidence shows that at approximately 6 a. m. on February 20, 1976, Deputy Sheriff Marcos Perez stopped a vehicle in which appellant was a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1993
  4. Christopher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Trejo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989

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