Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided August 22, 2007No. 10-06-00294-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
A jury found Appellant Larry Darnell Allen guilty of possession of cocaine (one gram or more and less than four grams) with intent to deliver. Finding two enhancement paragraphs to be true, the jury then assessed punishment at 75 years in prison. Allen appeals, raising three issues. We will affirm on guilt but reverse and remand for a new punishment hearing.
Background
Blake Vincent, a deputy constable, pulled over Allen at night for failure to dim his high beams. After watching Allen engage in various furtive gestures that Vincent thought could be to retrieve a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Burgess v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Goffney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Allen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
- Brown, Antonio LeonardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Brown, Antonio LeonardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Ex Parte Jose Louis Hernandez, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2015
- Larry Darnell Allen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2011
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