Legal Opinion

Cervantes v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 25, 1987No. Nos. 04-86-00613-CR, 04-86-00614-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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CHAPA, Justice.

Appellant Juan E. Cervantes was charged in separate indictments with attempted capital murder (86-CR-2341) and aggravated robbery (86-CR-2342). Both indictments were joined for trial, a jury convicted appellant of both charges and assessed punishment at 99 years imprisonment on each charge. The trial court sentenced appellant to concurrent sentences. Appeal has been perfected.

The issues before us are:

1) whether the trial court erred in imposing sentences for the two offenses because they arose from the same transaction; and

2) whether the trial court erred in imposing…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. NielsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cervantes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Crumpton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998

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