Legal Opinion
State v. Baize
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided June 6, 1997No. 07-96-0278-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
The State of Texas appeals from a judgment convicting Joel Ray Baize (Baize) of criminally negligent homicide. Through its sole point of error, the State argues that the trial court illegally sentenced Baize by permitting him to change his election regarding the assessment of punishment. In response, Baize alleges that we have no jurisdiction over the appeal. We agree with Baize and dismiss.
Background
Prior to voir dire, Baize elected to have the jury assess punishment. After being found guilty, however, he sought to withdraw his previous election. The trial court granted the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Acker v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- State v. RobertsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sherman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1999
- State v. BaizeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Dedrick Bunton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Dedrick Bunton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Douglas, Ralph O'Hara v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
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