Legal Opinion
Chambers v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 16, 1980No. 59140PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of unlawfully obtaining from a registered pharmacist a controlled substance, to-wit: phenmetrazine, by the use of a false and forged prescription. The punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, is imprisonment for life.
The appellant contends that: the punishment assessed is cruel and unusual; evidence of an extraneous offense was erroneously admitted; evidence of an in-court identification was erroneously admitted; and the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.
Geraldine O’Brien, a registered…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Tarpley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Ransom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hartsfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
- Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Boutwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Sewell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Ramiro Mendiola v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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