Legal Opinion
Hill v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 12, 1968No. 41310PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Judge.
The offense is felony theft; the punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C, life.
At the outset appellant contends the trial court erred in its refusal to grant his written “Motion for Continuance and for a Mental Examination” filed the day the trial began.
The motion alleged that appellant was too poor to employ a doctor and requested that the court appoint one for the purpose of the mental examination. The basis of the motion was that a subsequent indictment had enhanced the probability of the appellant’s insanity and that the appellant’s…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Roland Tyler v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by59 opinions
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