Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Michael Sanders, Appellant v. the State of Texas

November 5, 20032003 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 714

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that the intermediate Court of Appeals misapplied the Jackson v. Virginia legal sufficiency standard and reversed its judgment of acquittal, remanding for further proceedings. Justice Meyers dissented, arguing the appellate court correctly applied the legal sufficiency standard and should not have reversed.