Legal Opinion

Reeves v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 1973No. 46891PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted, in a trial before a jury, of possession of heroin. His punishment, under the provisions of Art. 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., was assessed at life.

Appellant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence.

In two grounds, he contends that the court erred to his prejudice in admitting in evidence, at the guilt' stage for impeachment, and at the punishment stage as a part of his criminal record, ten prior convictions of felonies. It is appellant’s posi tion that the record reflects that he was not represented by counsel at the trials of these ten…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Tinsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Blake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Harvey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Landrum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Cristela GARCIA, AppelleeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  2. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Maddox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Schultz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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