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Thornton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 31, 1979No. 54683PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Our panel opinion on original submission is withdrawn and the following is substituted in lieu thereof.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for aggravated robbery, where the punishment was assessed at life imprisonment by the court following a guilty verdict and proof before the court of a prior felony conviction as alleged for enhancement of punishment.

Court-appointed counsel for appeal has filed a brief in which, after an examination of the record, he concluded that the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Aware of his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gainous v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Stokes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Hardeman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Boone v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001

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