Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 14, 1982No. 64108, 64110PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeals are taken from convictions for aggravated robbery.1 Following pleas of guilty, the court assessed Anderson’s punishment at 25 years and Hunnicutt’s punishment at 20 years.

Both appellants raise the same single ground of error. They maintain that the trial court erred in overruling their special pleas of double jeopardy. Appellants contend that the instant prosecutions were barred because the first trial of these causes ended in mistrials due to prosecutorial overreaching.

The record reflects that appellants originally entered pleas of not guilty and a jury was…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. Murray Morris Kessler, Richmond C. Harper, Adler B. Seal, James M. Miller,jr., and Joseph MazzukaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Herbert BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Bauder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  3. Ex Parte MitchellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Guajardo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Ex Parte DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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