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Perkins v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided November 30, 1999No. 06-98-00242-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice CORNELIUS.

Eric Perkins pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault against a coach/teacher of the Marshall School District. There was no plea bargain, and the trial court set Perkins’ punishment at confinement in jail for 365 days and a fine. The court later remitted the fine.

Perkins was not represented by an attorney at the time he entered his guilty plea and the court assessed his punishment. After his conviction Perkins retained a lawyer, who filed a motion for new trial. The trial court conducted a hearing on the motion, and several witnesses, including the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. McMillan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wachtendorf, John Allen Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
  2. Aguirre-Mata v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  3. Edwards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2007
  4. Aguirre-Mata v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  5. Alison K. Henderson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006

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