Legal Opinion

Allen v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 17, 1986No. 09 85 285 CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIES, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of burglary of a building and habitual felony offender, and the jury assessed punishment at 95 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appeal has been perfected to this Court.

Ground of error number one follows:

“The trial court erred in overruling appellant’s motion to dismiss based on Art. 32A.02 section 1 C.C.P. prior to trial.”

While the Speedy Trial Act has been held unconstitutional, Creel v. State, 710 S.W.2d 120 (Tex.App.—San Antonio, 1986, pet. filed), we believe this ground of error can be disposed of without a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Kerns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Singletary v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Stiehl v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Allen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1988
  2. Marvin J. Migdol v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996

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