Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Patterson
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 10, 1998No. 72,866PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION ON COURT’S OWN MOTION FOR REHEARING
2Opinion of the Court · HollandHolland, Judge, joined by McCORMICK Presiding Judge, and Keller, Price and Womack Judges,
This is a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Tex.Crim. PROC.Code ANN. § 11.07 (Vernon 1994). Applicant files this writ attacking his conviction for attempted capital murder in which the jury assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at life imprisonment. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.42(d) (Vernon 1994). Applicant claims he is entitled to a new trial because one of the two prior felony convictions used to enhance his punishment was…
3Cases cited13 opinions
- Ex Parte RodriguezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Studer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Ex Parte CannonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
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4Cited by84 opinions
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