Courtney v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by the use of a firearm. The punishment was assessed by the court at thirty-five years.
The appellant was indicted on February 7, 1964. Shortly thereafter he was confined in the Florida State Prison serving sentences of six months to life and a six-month sentence to run consecutively after the life sentence. Within thirty days after he began serving these sentences a detainer was placed on him by the authorities of Nacogdoches County, Texas. On July 28, 1967, the appellant filed his first motion for speedy trial or dismissal…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Ralph F. DeleoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Jack A. LustmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Pope v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Phipps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Ex Parte McKenzieCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Chapman v. EvansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- McCarty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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