Legal Opinion

Jones, Ex Parte Richard Dewayne

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 4, 2014No. PD-1158-13PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.

in which KELLER, P. J., WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

In this case, we are asked to decide whether an amendment to the evading-arrest statute in the Texas Penal Code was enacted in violation of the “single-subject rule” of the Texas Constitution, thereby rendering that enactment void. Concluding that it was not, we determine that the court of appeals properly upheld the trial court’s denial of the pre-trial application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Richard Dewayne Jones, appellant, in which he alleged a violation of the single-subject rule after being…

3Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Patterson v. Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. LeCroy v. HanlonTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Robinson v. HillTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Ford Motor Co. v. SheldonTexas Supreme Court · 2000

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4Cited by33 opinions

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  3. Joshua Jamal Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Brannon Mattox v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2015
  5. Brian Charles Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2014

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