Legal Opinion

Puente v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 22, 2010No. PD-0364-10PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.

in which WOMACK, JOHNSON, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

In this aggravated sexual-assault case, the State moved to amend the indictment, *354and the trial court granted the motion. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals asserted that the indictment was amended accordingly by striking out certain words “on a copy of the indictment.”1 On petition for discretionary review, the State now claims, inter alia, that the record does not bear out the court of appeals’s assertion that “a copy of the indictment” was altered. In fact, only the written judicial confession in the documents supporting the…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mizell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  2. Ex Parte RichCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  3. Menefee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  4. Riney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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4Cited by19 opinions

  1. Jessica Tata v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  2. Anthony, John Dennis ClaytonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. Anthony, John Dennis ClaytonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Chamberlain, Michael AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Clay Benton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012

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