Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 6, 2017No. 01-16-00079-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Jane Bland, Justice

The State charged Frederick Anthony Davis with aggravated assault. He pleaded guilty to the charge and “true” to one enhancement paragraph without a recommendation as to punishment. After a hearing and a pre-sentencing investigation (PSI), the trial court assessed Davis’s punishment at 17 years’ confinement. On appeal, Davis contends that (1) the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the case because the grand jury that indicted him sat in a different Harris County District Court than the one in which his case was heard; (2) the 17-year sentence is outside the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Bourque v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  3. Peraza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Ex Parte EdoneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Mills v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Devlon Deaquel Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  3. Maribel Saldivar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2017
  4. Jermaine Earvin Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
  5. Moliere v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018

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