Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 20, 1984No. B14-83-785-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Appellant, James Terrell Smith, appeals from a judgment of conviction of the felony offense of aggravated robbery enhanced with two prior felony convictions. Appellant entered a plea of not guilty. The jury found appellant guilty and the judge, finding the two enhancement paragraphs of the indictment true, sentenced him to sixty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant brings three grounds of error on appeal. Ground of error one claims that appellant’s punishment was improperly enhanced with a void prior conviction. Appellant’s second ground of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Clemons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Toler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. James Terrell Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. Arroyo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2008
  3. Angelica Navarro-Depaz v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2024
  4. Saul Arroyo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2008
  5. Smith v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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