Legal Opinion
Fewell v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 28, 1985No. A14-83-616CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANNON, Justice.
The appellant was indicted for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. After he pled not guilty, the jury convicted him and assessed punishment at 12 years’ confine ment. The trial court ordered this sentence to begin upon completion of his federal sentence of 15 years.
This appeal alleges four grounds of error: (1) a fundamentally defective indictment; (2) insufficient evidence; (3) error in stacking the sentences; (4) violation of the right to a speedy trial.
We reverse with instructions to dismiss the indictment because it is fundamentally defective. We also find…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Jackson v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- United States v. Harold Thomas Wilson, United States of America v. Bobby Eugene HendrixCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Romo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
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