Legal Opinion

Cole v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 3, 1989No. B14-88-1061-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

Appellant pled guilty to felony theft and pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, was sentenced to one year confinement. On the same day he was sentenced, appellant’s special plea of double jeopardy was denied. The plea asserted that appellant was previously convicted on several charges of issuance of bad checks, and that those convictions arose from the same transaction as the charges for felony theft. Appellant now contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant his special plea of double jeopardy. We affirm.

The record reveals that the trial court granted…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Shaffer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Ex Parte PetersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. TorresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Cagle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Berrios-Torres v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Ramirez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
  5. King v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005

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