Legal Opinion
State v. Munoz
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 17, 1999No. 0065-98PublishedCited by 426 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · McCORMICKMcCORMICK, P.J.
in which MANSFIELD, KELLER, HOLLAND, WOMACK and KEASLER, JJ., joined.
This case requires the Court to decide issues of federal constitutional law. Therefore, we are obligated to follow controlling United States Supreme Court federal constitutional precedents.
Appellee was indicted on one count of deadly conduct and three counts of at tempted murder. The trial court granted appellee’s motion to dismiss the indictment based on federal constitutional speedy trial grounds and the State appealed. Relying on its prior decision in Melendez v. State, the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial…
3Cases cited18 opinions
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- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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