Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 10, 1973No. 46549PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

The conviction was for burglary on a plea of not guilty before a jury; the punishment, life enhanced under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. because of two prior felony convictions.

Ground of error number one is that the court should have granted his motion for new trial because he was harmed by the failure of his counsel to move for a reduction of his bail.

When appellant was indicted herein for burglary with allegations of two prior felony convictions to enhance the punishment to life under Article 63, V.A.P.C., the court set his bail at $25,000. He made no complaint…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. LeBlanc v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Loud v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Mann v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Ramos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Bass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Zani v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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