Legal Opinion
Vargas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 12, 1983No. 313-83, 314-83PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION TO DISMISS
2Per curiam
The appellant was convicted in two cases of the offense of delivery of a controlled substance, to-wit: cocaine. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections for five years in the first case and ten years in the second. The El Paso Court of Appeals affirmed in an unpublished opinion by Justice Osborn. On June 15, 1983, the Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review was granted in both cases to consider his contention that there had been a violation of the Texas Speedy Trial Act. Article 32A.01 et seq., V.A.C.C.P.
The State…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Caffey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Crips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Mojica v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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