Legal Opinion
Ex parte Garcia
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 18, 1978No. 55329PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
This a post conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus under Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. The petitioner was convicted of possession of firearms by a felon,1 enhanced by two prior felony convictions,2 and the trial judge assessed punishment at life. Upon appeal, this Court affirmed the judgment by per curiam opinion delivered June 4, 1975.3
The petitioner’s sole contention is that a prior federal conviction, one of the two prior convictions alleged for enhancement purposes, is void and the life sentence is therefore invalid.
On June 11, 1970, the appellant…
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ex Parte GarciaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979