Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Gonzales v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 9, 1985No. 04-83-00595-CRPublished

1ConcurrenceCantu, Justice

I concur in the result, but I disassociate myself from that portion of the opinion which relies on O’Conner v. State, 401 S.W.2d 237 (Tex.Crim.App.1966) for authority to consider as evidence those documents attached to the “Written Waiver and Consent to Stipulation of Testimony and Stipulations” which constitute statements or reports of witnesses whose names are not specifically included in the waiver portion of the instrument.

*389The majority opinion needlessly discusses, I believe, evidence not validly before the trial court or before this Court in arriving at its conclusion. As I see it the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Brookhart v. JanisSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. O'CONNER v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  5. Griffith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965

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