Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Turner v. McDonald
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 27, 1984No. 69294PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLINTON, Judge.
This is an original action brought by the Honorable Bill R. Turner, District Attorney of Brazos County, seeking a writ a mandamus directing the Honorable W.T. McDonald, Judge of the 85th Judicial District Court, to impanel a jury and prohibiting until then the entry of a judgment in Cause No. 15,344, styled the State of Texas v. William Robinson. 1
The record reflects that on May 18, 1984 in the above cause the defendant, Robinson, expressed his desire to waive trial by jury both orally and in writing. The State, however, represented by its Assistant District Attorney,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Singer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Boulden v. HolmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Garcia v. DialCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Burgess v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Garner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Ex Parte GeorgeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Curry v. CarrCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Chaouachi v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1993
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