Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 1, 1972No. 44897PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault with firearms; a jury having been waived after the State abandoned the death penalty, the punishment was assessed by the court at ten (10) years. Appellant’s application for probation was denied.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that the court did not fully advise him of the consequences of his plea of guilty. He contends the court should have specifically warned him that he might not receive probation. There is nothing in the record to indicate that appellant was led to believe that he would receive probation upon the entry of a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. McNeese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Trautschold v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

3Cited by79 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Fryer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Clay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Shields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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