Legal Opinion

Nance v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 8, 1997No. 2-96-203-CRPublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAUPHINOT, Justice.

Appellant Michael Keith Nance was convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery upon his plea of not guilty. The State had alleged its habitual offender notice in a single paragraph of the indictment, stating that Appellant had twice been convicted of felony offenses. The trial court granted Appellant’s motion to quash the habitual offender paragraph, and the State did not object; therefore no enhancement allegation was submitted to the jury. But the jury did hear evidence of extraneous offenses. The jury sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment in the Institutional…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Felder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Nethery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Cannon v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Henderson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  2. Chimney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
  3. Apolinar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  4. McQueen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1998
  5. Splawn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005

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