Legal Opinion

Smart v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided December 22, 2004No. 09-04-134-CRPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.

Billy Don Smart was charged with criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor, and he pleaded not guilty. The jury convicted Smart of the lesser included offense of Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief. Smart elected to have the trial court assess his punishment. The trial court fined Smart $2000, sentenced him to one hundred eighty days in the Montgomery County jail, and charged him with court costs of $240.25. The fíne and court costs were to be paid at the rate of $187.00 per month until paid in full. Smart was also ordered to pay restitution of $260.00 to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Cobb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Beeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Trevino v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
  2. In re D.L.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  3. Cantu v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  4. Diaz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005
  5. Peter Eghosasere Olabode v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2019

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