Legal Opinion
Anderson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 14, 2008No. 13-07-099-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice BENAVIDES.
Immediately before David Anderson’s trial for aggravated sexual assault of a child was to commence, the State informed him that it would be introducing DNA test results as evidence against him at trial. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.2008). Anderson, who was surprised and unprepared for this evidence, made an oral and unsworn motion for continuance. See Tex.Cqde Ceim. PROC. Ann. art. 29.03 (Vernon 2006). The trial court denied the motion. After voir dire, but before opening arguments, Anderson pleaded guilty, and the trial court granted…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gallo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Janecka v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Kirvin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Hucks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
- Anderson, David Lee, IiCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Anderson, David Lee, IiCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
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