Legal Opinion
Guerrero v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 9, 2009No. PD-1661-08PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., PRICE, and KEASLER, JJ., joined.
We granted discretionary review in this “multiple-punishments” double-jeopardy case to decide whether appellant may lawfully be convicted and punished (two 45-year concurrent prison terms) in the same proceeding for manufacturing and also for possessing with intent to deliver more than 4 but less than 200 grams of the same controlled substance (methamphetamine). We decide that these convictions and punishments do not violate double-jeopardy principles.
In cause number 2006-CR-9269, appellant was indicted for manufacturing more than…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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- Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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