Legal Opinion
State v. Hernandez
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided March 25, 1992No. 04-91-00354-CRPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAPA, Justice.
Appellant, the State of Texas, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of the Grand Jury Indictment for attempted capital murder and deadly assault of Merced Martinez, returned against defendant/appellee, Rogelio Rangel Hernandez.
The issue before this court is whether the trial court committed reversible error in granting the motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds. We reverse and remand.
On February 3, 1986, defendant was incarcerated on a charge of murder, when he and a co-conspirator attempted to escape from the Webb County jail. In the process, jail guard Jose “Curly”…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Moore v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ramirez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- Parkerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)1997
- Lott v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
- Burgett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
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