Legal Opinion

Rocha v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 1990No. 13-89-218-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant, Jose Angel Rocha, guilty of burglarizing a habitation. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 30.02(a)(1), (3) (Vernon 1989). The jury assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, at 30 year’s confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $5,000 fine. By one point of error, appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In reviewing sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate court must look at all the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Russell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Alma Guadalupe Quintanilla v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
  2. Billy G. Ivey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  3. Billy G. Ivey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  4. in Re Kendrick J. Fulton, Relator, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005

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