Legal Opinion
Brooks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 23, 1971No. 44226PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawful possession of heroin. Trial was before a jury with punishment set by the jury at life imprisonment.
Appellant asserts, by his first two grounds of error, that the trial court improperly refused his bills of exception. He contends that the court took no action regarding the bills until after the one-hundred day time limit prescribed in Art. 40.09(6) (a), Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. as amended, had expired, and therefore, they were deemed approved by the operation of law. The. record, however, indicates that the bills were refused…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Meeks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Robertson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Jimmy A. Foster v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Ex Parte GallegosCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Hafdahl v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Rascon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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