Legal Opinion

Francis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided July 7, 1989No. 13-88-405-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

Appellant pled nolo contendere to theft. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was assessed at 25 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm.

In his first point of error, appellant alleges that the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion for continuance. In his second point of error, appellant contends that the plea of nolo contendere was not entered pursuant to the type of plea bargain which would allow an appeal from the pretrial continuance ruling and, because appellant’s right to appeal this ruling was a part of the bargain, the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Galitz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Helms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Varela v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Broddus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1992
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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