Legal Opinion
Cantu v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 3, 1986No. Nos. 01-85-0533-CR, 01-85-0534-CR and 01-85-0535-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARREN, Justice.
A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated sexual assault and two offenses of aggravated kidnapping, found enhancement paragraphs to each offense true, and assessed his punishment at 99 years confinement.
In five grounds of error appellant claims that he was denied a fair trial because of being tried jointly with a codefendant who pled guilty after the trial began.
Appellant and his co-defendant agreed to a joint trial. Both plead not guilty, but after the first State’s witness finished testifying the co-defendant announced in open court that he wished to change his plea…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Zambrano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Manuel Zambrano v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975