Legal Opinion

McCullar v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 1, 1984No. 08-83-00171-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated perjury. The jury assessed punishment at four years imprisonment. We reverse.

Appellant has presented four pro se grounds of error and two additional grounds via counsel. The two grounds presented through counsel are without merit. In essence, the State charged that Appellant gave perjured testimony during a writ of habeas corpus proceeding. The evidence disclosed that Appellant was awaiting trial for third-degree felony theft. He sought reduction of his pretrial bail in the 210th District Court, Judge Sam Pax-son…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Teniente v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Ex Parte BurkettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Ex Parte ProphetCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. State v. OppenheimerTexas Supreme Court · 1874

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McCullar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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