Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 13, 1995No. 14-93-00606-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FOWLER, Justice.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty before the court to the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun. TexPenal Code Ann. § 46.02 (Vernon 1989). 1 The court assessed punishment at 4 days in jail and a $250 fíne. Appellant asserts the trial court lacked jurisdiction to render judgment. We affirm because appellant waived his right to contest jurisdiction.

The information against appellant was filed originally in County Criminal Court at Law No. 11. At some point, the case was transferred to County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 (Court No. 7), although no transfer order appears…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gallagher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Mills v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
  4. Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  5. Garber v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Lemasurier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  2. Polk v. Southwest Crossing Homeowners Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  4. Sharkey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  5. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001

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