Legal Opinion

Cain v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 2, 2017No. 14-16-00141-CR, NO. 14-16-00142-CR, NO. 14-16-00143-CRPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

Defendant Clarence Cain pleaded guilty to three offenses of aggravated robbery.1 After the trial court ordered a presentence investigation report (PSI), it sentenced appellant to 25 years’ imprisonment as to each offense, to run concurrently. The PSI included a letter from appellant’s mother implying that appellant might' suffer from mental illness and a statement from appellant that he was under the influence of and possibly addicted to drugs when he committed the offenses.

On appeal, appellant complains that (1) the trial court erred in failing to order…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Eugene v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Castello v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. Aviel David Olivia Garcia v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2022
  4. Brian Renfrow v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2022
  5. Bryan Keith Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018

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