Legal Opinion

Ex Parte McJunkins

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 17, 1997No. 72410PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

WOMACK, Judge.

When this case was first submitted, this Court granted post-conviction habeas corpus relief to the applicant because he was subjected to consecutive sentences on two convictions that were obtained in a single criminal action.

The applicant had been indicted for capital murder. He and the State made a plea bargain agreement that if the applicant would plead guilty to two informations charging him with murder with a deadly weapon and aggravated robbery, the State would recommend two consecutive sentences of life imprisonment and dismiss the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. LaPorte v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Heath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Ex Parte SimsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. Saldano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  2. Prystash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  4. Ex Parte BatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. Ex parte CarterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017

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