Legal Opinion

Kane v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 7, 1972No. 45494-45496PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The convictions are for robbery by assault, burglary with intent to commit theft and felony theft; the punishment, eight years imprisonment.

The appellant waived jury trials and entered pleas of guilty before the court to each of the three separate charges.

The appellant’s first ground of error is that “The trial court failed to ask the question or adduce any evidence that the defendant was sane, the only way the conclusion could have been reached that he was sane was by a mere conclusion and observing the defendant’s demeanor.”

The record shows the trial judge stated,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Henry Travis Schnautz, Jr. v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Ex Parte BattenfieldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  5. Ring v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Helms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Kuyava v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. McClintick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Espinosa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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