Legal Opinion

Joseph Alvarez Castro v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided November 1, 2005No. 07-04-00290-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DON H. REAVIS, Justice.

Following a not guilty plea, appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, enhanced, and punishment was assessed by the trial court at 30 years confinement. Presenting five issues, appellant questions whether (1) jeopardy attached when the court accepted his plea of guilty and assessed punishment pursuant to a plea agreement; (2) the trial court erred when it sua sponte set aside his guilty plea after jeopardy had attached and he proceeded to trial on the same offense; (3) the trial court erred in sua sponte “undoing and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Mendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Ortiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
  2. State v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
  3. Ex Parte Dennis Joe Pharris, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012

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