Legal Opinion

Gearing v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 13, 1985No. 906-83PublishedCited by 186 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted in a bench trial for possession of a firearm by a felon. *327Punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, was assessed at life imprisonment.

On appeal the Houston (14th) Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, but because of error in assessment of punishment, the cause was remanded to the trial court for the reassessment of punishment. Gearing v. State, 685 S.W.2d 339 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th] 1983). Appellant’s petition for discretionary review requested we…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by186 opinions

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  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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