Legal Opinion

Sell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 24, 2016No. 02-15-00199-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL MEIER, JUSTICE

I.Introduction

Appellant Thomas Craig Sell entered an open plea of guilty to the offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and the trial court ultimately assessed his punishment at fifteen years’ confinement. In his sole point, Sell contends that his right to confront his accusers was violated when the trial court considered a presentence investigation report (PSI) in assessing punishment. We will, affirm,

II, Background

After entering his guilty plea, the trial court delayed assessing punishment and ordered a PSI. Later, the trial court held a punishment…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Reyna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Swain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Wiley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Stringer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Anbrocio Marin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2020
  2. Bradford Vernon Blakeway v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2024
  3. Brandon Jesse Rodriguez v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2024
  4. Brian Espy v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2025
  5. Brian Lee Rogers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2016

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