Legal Opinion
Foster v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 17, 1973No. 45296PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary with intent to commit theft. His punishment was enhanced under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., and appellant was assessed a life sentence.
Before considering the merits of the appeal, we must first rule upon the State’s motion to dismiss which has been filed in this Court. An affidavit by the sheriff of Galveston County is attached to the motion, in which the sheriff states that appellant escaped from custody on April 5, 1972, but was recaptured on April 7, 1972 and is currently in custody. The record was filed in this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Steese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Suber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
3Cited by8 opinions
- Estelle v. DorroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dorrough v. EstelleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Monsevias v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Estelle v. DorroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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