Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Smith

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 23, 1977No. 54348PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the 147th District Court of Travis County denying bail.

As a matter of policy we will avoid a complete discussion of the facts since the case has not been tried on the merits. See Ex parte Sierra, 514 S.W.2d 760 (Tex.Cr.App.1974).

Appellant was indicted on January 26, 1977. The indictment alleges appellant committed the offense of aggravated robbery and further alleges two prior felony convictions for enhancement purposes. At the hearing the prior offenses were proved. Appellant was identified as the person convicted of those offenses by…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Graham v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Michael Joseph Gurleski and Dorothy Villafranca v. United States of America, Frank Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. State v. BrinkleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
  5. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Oakley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  2. Ex Parte BlumeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Watkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Gaffney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. In Re Writ of Habeas Corpus of HumphreyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979

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