Legal Opinion

Horton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 4, 2017No. PD-0468-17PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Petition for discretionary .review refused.

Newell, J.,

filed a dissenting opinion

in which Richardson, J. joined.

In this case, the court of appeals agrees with the Appellant that the imposition of two statutory court costs is unconstitutional in light of this Court’s decision in Salinas v. State. However, Applicant still has to pay these costs because of this Court’s discussion of the issue of retroactivity in that case. I would grant Appellant’s petition for discretionary review because the court of appeals’ holding regarding the imposition of court costs was not required by this Court’s…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Rinaldi v. YeagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Holland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Perry, Ex Parte James Richard "Rick"Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. CortezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2018
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
  3. Michael Ray Waters v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  4. Richard Lee Legans v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2019

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