Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 28, 2006No. PD-0078-05PublishedCited by 262 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKeller, P.J.

in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, HERVEY, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

We know that in the usual case there is no appeal from a trial court’s determination to adjudicate guilt because there is a statutory prohibition against it.1 The question before us is whether there is an exception to that prohibition for claims that attack a trial court’s jurisdiction to act. In this case, appellant alleges that he was denied counsel at an earlier hearing at which the term of his supervision was extended and that the lack of counsel caused the extension and the subsequent adjudication both to be void.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Manuel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Nix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  3. Phynes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Connolly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Olowosuko v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by262 opinions

  1. Bell, KendallCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
  3. Lovill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
  4. Donovan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  5. Adam Ahmad Noureddine v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2023

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