Legal Opinion

Harrison v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided July 24, 1997No. 01-95-01509-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Craig Ronald Harrison, guilty of theft. Appellant pled true to enhancement paragraphs alleging two prior convictions for aggravated robbery. The trial court found the enhancements true and sentenced appellant to 40-years confinement. This case raises the issue of whether an appellant who pled true to enhancement paragraphs may challenge on appeal the sufficiency of the evidence proving those enhancement allegations. We also address whether trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by allowing appellant to plead true. We affirm.

Plea of True…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Gamble v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  2. Ex Parte CruzCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Mercado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Harvey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Mikel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  2. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  3. Betty Ann Newby v. Sheria Evans, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of George Ralph Newby, Jr., Dan Moser and Moser Investments, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  4. Darrell Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  5. David Alan Shand v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011

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