Legal Opinion

Garner v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 30, 1993No. 2-91-402-CRPublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEAVER, Justice.

Willie Lee Garner was convicted in a bench trial of the offense of aggravated assault of a peace officer. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(2)(A) (Vernon Supp.1993). The trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at twenty-five years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We affirm.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

In point of error one, appellant contends that his conviction should be overturned on grounds that it was barred by the double jeopardy clause. A jury was originally selected on October 9, 1991. Pri-…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Gori v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Wicker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. Seeker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  2. Meineke v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  3. Newby v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  4. Johnny Louis Torres, Jr v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012
  5. Darty v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999

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