Legal Opinion
Evans v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 9, 1969No. 41984PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION TO REINSTATE APPEAL
DOUGLAS, Judge.
An appeal was dismissed for lack of a sentence; the record now contains a sentence and the appeal is reinstated.
The conviction is for robbery by assault; the punishment, ninety-nine years.
This is a companion to the case of Burton v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 442 S.W.2d 354. The evidence is substantially the same as that in the Burton case and is sufficient to support the conviction.
In the first ground of error, appellant contends that he was denied a speedy trial, because he was arrested June 18, 1966, and was not tried until June 17, 1967. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Holt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Courtney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Thornton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Swanson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
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