Legal Opinion
Loftis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 24, 1968No. 41432PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is unlawful possession of heroin; the punishment, 50 years.
The indictment alleged that appellant and Rosemary Servance, alias Rosemary Williams, acting together, did unlawfully possess a narcotic drug, to-wit, heroin.
Trial was before a jury. Both of the co-indictees were represented by the same counsel of their choice. Rosemary Ser-vance pleaded guilty while appellant pleaded not guilty before the same jury.
The jury found appellant guilty and he elected to have the court assess the punishment. Rosemary Servance’s punishment was assessed by the jury…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crenshaw v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Finch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Servance v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Davidson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
3Cited by8 opinions
- Edwin Lowell Loftis v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Edwin L. Loftis v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Zambrano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
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