Legal Opinion

Komurke v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 25, 1978No. 53871PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

In a trial before the court appellant was convicted of sodomy under Art. 524, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. (1925). Appellant elected to have his punishment assessed under the new Penal Code, and the court, on proof of two prior felony convictions, assessed punishment at life imprisonment. V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 12.42(d).

In a per curiam opinion delivered December 15, 1976, we affirmed this appeal because no brief was filed in the trial court as required by Article 40.09, Sec. 9, V.A.C.C.P., and our examination of the record disclosed no unassigned error requiring consideration in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Clay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Kimithi v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Royster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. May v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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