Legal Opinion
Wissinger v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 27, 1985No. 01-84-0814-CRPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of murder upon her plea of no contest, and the court assessed punishment of imprisonment for 35 years.
Appellant first asserts that the court erred in refusing to allow her to withdraw her plea of no contest at a hearing held December 14,1984. On November 21, 1984, appellant waived a jury trial, pleaded no contest, signed a stipulation of evidence, and made a judicial confession admitting the acts alleged in the indictment. The court accepted the no contest plea, but made no finding of guilt at that time. Instead, the court reset the case for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Haecker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- DeVary v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
- Hollin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
- Blalock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Ables v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Stone v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
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