Legal Opinion

Craven v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 11, 1981No. 66333PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

The paradox that confronts the Court in this misdemeanor theft is that an appellant who was convicted on his plea of guilty now contends the judgment should be reversed because the trial court erred in overruling his motion to quash the information on the grounds that it is “insufficient to apprise ... [him] ... of what the State intends to prove” so that he is denied “an opportunity to prepare his defense and plead his judgment in bar of further prosecution.” Such is his sole ground of error.

The judgment recites that upon being arraigned appellant pled guilty to the…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. American Plant Food Corporation v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Helms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Prochaska v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Lemmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Jeffers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005
  5. Hillin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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