Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 9, 2017No. 14-15-00820-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Marc W. Brown, Justice
Appellant Herman Ray Whitfield was convicted by a jury of aggravated sexual assault. See Tex. Pen. Code § 22.021(a)(2)(A)(iv) (West 2015). Appellant elected to have the trial court assess his punishment and pleaded true to the two felony enhancements alleged in his indictment. The trial court sentenced him to confinement for life. Appellant filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied after a hearing.
Appellant raises two issues. First, he argues that the trial court should have sustained his objections based on his Sixth Amendment right to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bullcoming v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
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