Legal Opinion

Meyers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 4, 1981No. 67925PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for forgery by possessing a forged instrument with intent to utter it, knowing it was forged, upon a plea of guilty; the trial court assessed appellant’s punishment at five years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. However, there is much more to the case than that, for appellant presents a single ground of error that is more troublesome under the facts of the matter than the bare statement suggests. The ground is:

“The trial court erred by accepting the appellant’s plea of guilty without fully inquiring into whether…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Parker v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Whitten v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  2. Ex Parte MorrowCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Nicholas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  4. Holland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Carranza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998

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