Legal Opinion

Pesina v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 11, 1978No. 56568PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of heroin, wherein the punishment was assessed at three (3) years’ confinement in the Department of Corrections.

On April 12, 1977 the appellant waived trial by jury and entered a plea of guilty before the court to the indictment. He was then carefully admonished by the court in accordance with Article 26.13, V.A.C.C.P. Thereafter, the appellant voluntarily took the witness stand and made a judicial confession. After he related he had discussed the indictment with his attorney, the prosecution then asked:

“Q. Okay.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Boothe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Duran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Bright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Messer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Messer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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