Legal Opinion

Leon v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided November 1, 2000No. 01-99-01224-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIE L. WILSON, Justice.

With an agreed recommendation, appellant Alfredo Edison Leon pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance weighing more than four grams and less than 200 grams. Consistent with the plea agreement, the court assessed punishment at 10 years imprisonment. We affirm.

DISCUSSION

In a sole point of error appellant argues that his guilty plea was involuntary because, although he does not understand and speak English, he did not have a sworn interpreter. The plea admonishments form states that appellant understands the Spanish language. The form also states…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Breazeale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Baltierra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  5. Briones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Angel Tavera Balderas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  2. Bilgnees Shah v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  3. Florencio Quintanilla v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  4. James Panchol v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013
  5. Juan Jose Ramirez, Sr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2016

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