Legal Opinion · Dissent

Denison v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 4, 1983No. 64958Published

1DissentTeague, Judge

Although I find myself in disagreement with many statements in the majority opinion, I limit my remarks in the dissenting opinion to the issue concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, i.e., whether the State established beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant committed the offense of burglary with the intent to force the complainant to have sexual intercourse with him.

Appellant was not shown to be armed with any type weapon, either before or after he entered the complainant’s apartment. He never threatened the complainant after entry with words or gestures that he was going to force her…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Greer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
  3. Conrad v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Hays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Cotton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907

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